Union Leaders Say Boeing's Russian Deal Hurts US Jobs.Business Editors LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2001 Leaders of Boeing's second largest technical workers union today said the aerospace giant is poised to sacrifice jobs at its 717 production line in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, in order to move ahead with plans to develop a similar jetliner with Russian partners. Boeing has already laid off hundreds of workers here at its 717 factory. This week, Company leaders told employees about plans for more job cuts. The news comes just months after Boeing announced plans to design a new medium-range jetliner similar to the 717 in cooperation with Russian's Sukhoi and Ilyushin aircraft companies. "At this critical time, we need to protect jobs in Southern California and protect jobs in this country," said Steve Dunham, president of the Southern California Professional Employees Association (SCPEA SCPEA Southern California Professional Engineering Association SCPEA South Coast Air Quality Management District Professional Employees Association ). "We're very disappointed that Boeing would trade away American jobs for the possibility of receiving some airplane orders sometime in the future." SCPEA represents more than 4,000 engineers and other technical workers at Boeing's Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. and Long Beach factories where 717's are manufactured. A contract between Boeing and the Russian partners was announced in June at the Le Bourget Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.6 km. (6.6 miles) from the center of Paris. A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. aerospace show in France. The announcement said the Russian companies This is a list of companies from Russia. See List of banks in Russia for banks. Company Industry MICEX RTS 1C Company Software - - Acron (company) Chemicals - RTS:B>AKRN Aeroflot Airlines MICEX:B>AFLT RTS:B>AFLT Alfa Group Investment - - look forward to "large sales all over the world." Boeing already operates a Design Center near Moscow. Today, about 600 technical workers work on various projects for Boeing in Moscow. Boeing inherited the 717 aircraft design in its merger with McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. . The aircraft has never secured large sales. Union leaders said the Company has never mounted a strong sales campaign Noun 1. sales campaign - an advertising campaign intended to promote sales ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements sales campaign n → campaña de venta . The 717 seats 100 passengers and is considered a medium range aircraft. Derivatives capable of carrying from 60 to more than 100 passengers were originally planned but never carried out by Boeing. The aerospace giant plans to decide whether to continue the 717 or shut down its production by the end of the year. "The 717 is a good airplane," Dunham said. "It would have a good future if Boeing would stay committed to it." Boeing trimmed its Southern California workforce by 600 workers this summer. More layoff Layoff 1. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance. 2. A risk reduction, made by investment bankers, that minimizes the potential downside associated with a commitment to purchase and sell a stock issue unsubscribed by stockholders holding announcements are planned for Oct. 26. Layoff notices were issued to 12,000 Boeing employees across the country on Oct. 12. Those employees will be released Dec. 14, just days before the Company breaks for the holidays. The company plans to lay off about 20,000 more employees in the coming year. |
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