Boeing preps to furlough executives, managers as machinist strike nears

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Boeing will furlough tens of thousands of its executives, managers and others as more than 30,000 machinists intend to go on strike Friday in Seattle and Oregon.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg in an email message Wednesday notified employees who will be affected by the temporary job losses after 96% of the aircraft and aerospace company's machinists rejected a new labor contract and announced they would walk off the job shortly after midnight Friday.

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