The struggles at Boeing continue as the company plans to lay off more than 400 aerospace labor union members — just weeks after ending a massive strike involving a separate union.
Layoff notices went out last week to members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, according to the Associated Press. Boeing had announced the end of a seven-week strike by its machinists’ union just two weeks ago, as the troubled manufacturer lurches from one issue to the next.
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Major problems at Boeing began in January, when a door flew off the side of an Alaska Airlines plane and generated national headlines. Plane production at Boeing has been decimated in the months since, leading to the labor issues and layoffs the company is facing now.
Boeing announced in October that it would issue pink slips to 17,000…
