Boeing to lay off roughly 2,200 Washington workers 5 days before Christmas
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Boeing is set to lay off 2,199 workers in the state of Washington just days before Christmas, and workers in other states will be impacted, as well.
The aviation company notified the state of Washington of the cuts, set to happen on Dec. 20, according to FOX 13 Seattle. Another 220 people will lose their jobs in South Carolina, Reuters reported. The two states are where Boeing builds commercial airliners.
The layoffs are part of the debt-heavy U.S. planemaker's plan to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, according to a union official and federally required filings posted on Monday.
Boeing employees in Oregon and Missouri are also set to be impacted, according to Reuters, although the exact number was not shared.
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A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the International Paris Air Show at the Paris Le Bourget Airport on June 20, 2023. (GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The aerospace giant started telling affected U.S. workers on Wednesday that they will stay on Boeing's payroll until Jan. 17 to comply with federal requirements to notify employees at least 60 days prior to ending their employment.
The notices come as Boeing tries to restart production of its strongest-selling 737 MAX, after a weekslong strike by more than 33,000 U.S. West Coast workers halted output of most of its commercial jets.
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A strike sign is pictured outside a Boeing factory on Sept. 13, 2024 in Renton, Washington. (Stephen Brashear/Getty
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