Today’s first major local announcement, public or private – Boeing will suspend all Puget Sound production for two weeks starting Wednesday (March 25th). Here’s the announcement. The company says employees who can’t work from home “will receive paid leave for the initial 10 working days of the suspension – double the company policy – which will provide coverage for the 14 calendar day suspension period.”
It was a good move to give the employees 2 weeks pay, especially in light of the state of the company right now. With the 737 Max debacle, and now this virus crippling air travel, Boeing could be in dire straits. But they should not get any federal bailout money, and people need to reach out to their representatives to oppose it and join the growing national wave of politicians opposing a bailout to Boeing or the airline industry as well
They bailout would keep people employed. Screw all those workers though right.
You realize that Boeing builds a lot more than just jets. Also, you realize the airline industry is essentially mass transit and employs tens of thousands of people. Just something to consider.
TJ, are you kidding or ill informed? *Even* Trump said he was in favor of the $$ which if like GM would be a loan and paid back.
Give the bail out money strait to the employees. My buddy is a machinist in Everett. He’s been off with pay since March second because of the virus.
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