More than 32,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job on Sept. 13 after turning down an earlier tentative agreement.
Spirit AeroSystems is weighing furloughs or layoffs of hundreds more employees if the Boeing machinists' strike stretches beyond Nov. 25, a company spokesman told CNBC Thursday.
Spirit, which makes fuselages for Boeing's best-selling 737 Max as well as other major parts had already been preparing to temporarily furlough about 700 workers in its Wichita, Kansas, facilities. Those furloughs could begin next week.Streaming 24/7: Watch NBC 5 local news and weather for free wherever you areon Wednesday, extending the work stoppage that has halted production of most of Boeing's aircraft, which is centered in the Seattle area.
Spirit, which makes fuselages for Boeing's best-selling 737 Max as well as other major parts had already been preparing to temporarily furlough about 700 workers in its Wichita, Kansas, facilities. Those furloughs could begin next week.Further reductions would be in addition to those furloughs, but no decision has been made, said Spirit spokesman Joe Buccino.
Spirit's consideration of additional furloughs demonstrates how the lengthy strike is weighing on an already-fragile aerospace supply chain. Boeing suppliers have largely hesitated to cut staff in part because they had spent years rebuilding their workforces in the wake of the pandemic. Airbus is also facing similar supply chain pressure.
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