Boeing to cut at least 1,805 Seattle-area factory and engineering jobs in 2017 [View all]
Boeing Commercial Airplanes is reducing its Puget Sound-area jet manufacturing workforce by more than 1,800 this year, according to officials with the company's local engineering and machinists unions.
The two unions said there may be even more voluntary and involuntary layoffs in 2017 because Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has not shared its workforce reduction targets with labor leaders.
Boeing is making the cuts as it grapples with a slowing global passenger jet market. More information was not available from the aircraft manufacturer.
Boeing Airplanes CEO Kevin McAllister announced plans for the cuts on Dec. 19, vowing the Chicago-based company would continue to "aggressively" cut spending in 2017.
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