Overview
- Boeing is notifying employees this week about roughly 300 reductions in its defense supply chain across multiple U.S. sites, according to a person familiar with the move.
- The company said it regularly adjusts staffing to stay aligned with commitments and is working to place affected defense employees in other roles.
- Boeing continues hiring with more than 1,300 openings, and federal filings show headcount at 182,000 at the end of 2025, up about 10,000 year over year.
- Seattle-area engineers were told on Jan. 30 that remaining 787 Dreamliner work will shift to South Carolina, affecting about 250 to 300 positions, according to union officials.
- SPEEA’s executive director said the 787 notice blindsided members and cast a pall over upcoming negotiations covering roughly 16,000 engineers and technical workers.