Key Boeing Supplier Furloughs About 700 Workers

The decision followed an employee strike that has dragged on for more than a month.

A strike sign hangs from a post near a Boeing sign as Boeing factory workers and supporters gather on a picket line during the third day of a strike near the entrance to a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 15, 2024. David Ryder/Reuters

Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is furloughing hundreds of workers, with the company warning that more temporary dismissals and even layoffs could be on the cards.

Since Sept. 13, about 33,000 unionized employees at Boeing have been on strike after workers rejected the company’s proposed pay hike of 25 percent over a four-year period.