Oct 14 (Reuters) – Thousands of Boeing staff will get layoff notices within weeks, a union and industry sources said, as a senior U.S. official flew to Seattle to try to ease a crippling strike and a major airline issued a warning over the planemaker’s deepening turmoil.
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su’s first in-person intervention comes days after Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab unveiled plans to cut 17,000 jobs and take $5 billion in charges, continuing a year of tumult for the company.