Boeing said that it will layoff at least 900 Long Beach workers assigned to C-17 Globemaster III production by the end of 2012.
The reduction in Boeing’s Long Beach workforce comes in the wake of a drop in C-17 orders from the Federal Government from 15 planes to 10. Workers reportedly were informed late Wednesday that notices would start going out Friday. Chicago-based Boeing said the Long Beach cuts are among 1,100 C-17-related jobs being eliminated nationwide, affected workers would have the opportunity to apply for jobs elsewhere in the company.
“The C-17 program is an important economic asset for the state, the region, and the city” Mayor Bob Foster said in a statement late Wednesday. “While Boeing’s announcement today is difficult and disconcerting, it is not entirely unexpected, as the Federal government has decreased orders for this workhorse aircraft.”
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