Boeing is recruiting permanent manufacturing workers to replace 3200 US union employees on strike since August 4. Photo / Getty Images
Boeing is recruiting permanent manufacturing workers to replace 3200 US union employees on strike since August 4. Photo / Getty Images
Boeing is launching a recruitment drive to find “permanent” manufacturing workers to replace US union employees who went on strike last month.
The company is posting job requirements for the roles and plans a job fair on September 16, Boeing vice-president Dan Gillian said in an email to staff seenby AFP.
About 3200 employees based in the midwestern states of Missouri and Illinois walked off the job on August 4 after voting down a contract.
Gillian said Boeing has maintained its pace of deliveries and testing related to new product development since the strike began, but it was moving to the “next step in our contingency plan” because of the lack of progress on negotiations.
“We have consistently communicated we are willing to consider changes to our best and final offer that are within the current economic framework,” Gillian said.
“Unfortunately, the union continues to demand more of everything while also saying it has no control over what it will take to end the strike, driving the parties further apart.”
The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace did not immediately reply to a response for comment.
Earlier on Thursday, the union said on X that it wanted more than just “minor adjustments” to pay and benefits.
