Spirit AeroSystems will furlough 700 Wichita workers

Spirit AeroSystems will furlough 700 Wichita workers because of ongoing Boeing strike
Spirit AeroSystems will furlough 700 employees in Wichita for 21 days starting Oct. 28, the company said Friday. The furloughs will affect employees working on the Boeing 767 and 777. The furlough is a result of the ongoing strike by Boeing employees, which started on Sept. 13.
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The announcement from Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 employees for 21 days has workers worrying about the future.
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Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita's largest employer, told 700 of it's 7-67 and triple seven program workers, will be furloughed.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Spirit Aerosystems assembly mechanic Peyton Shinkle is one of the 700 employees who will be going without pay for 3 weeks starting on October 28. He said that while he's concerned, he saw the writing on the wall, and is prepared to go without that paycheck.
Spirit Aero Announces It's Furloughing 700 Employees Shortly Before Tentative Boeing Strike Deal
The furloughs, as reported by Reuters, will affect Spirit Aero employees working on Boeing's 767 and 777 widebody jet programs. Production of the aircraft has been halted since the strike by more than 33,000 U.S. West Coast Boeing factory workers began on September 13.
Hundreds of Spirit AeroSystems employees furloughed amid Boeing strike
Around 700 Spirit AeroSystems employees are being furloughed as a result of the ongoing strike by Boeing machinists that began last month, the company announced Friday.
Spirit AeroSystems Announces Furloughs
Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) today announces employee furloughs in response to the ongoing strike by Boeing employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers that began on September 13.
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