Union leaders expect a close vote when 3,000 Boeing hourly workers weigh a sweetened contract offer that could end an almost six-week strike, the union's chief said Tuesday.

The furloughs will affect Spirit AeroSystems employees who are working on two of Boeing’s jet programs. Dr. Straub elaborated on how the impact on workers will trickle down to the local economy.

Spirit will implement a 21-day furlough for about 700 workers supporting Boeing’s 777 and 767 jetliner programs beginning ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita has announced a plan to furlough 700 workers for a 21-day ...

Union leaders representing striking Boeing (BA) workers said Saturday that they had reached an agreement with company that ...

The announcement of the vote comes a day after Boeing’s biggest supplier of aircraft components, Spirit AeroSystems, said it ...

Boeing reached a tentative deal Saturday with its unionized machinists to end a strike that has dragged on for more than a ...

Boeing's biggest supplier of aircraft components said Friday that it will temporarily furlough 700 workers later this month, ...

Boeing and the machinists’ union representing thousands of striking workers have reached a new contract proposal that could ...

Boeing's biggest supplier of airplane parts says it will temporarily furlough 700 workers because of a slowdown in work due ...

The announcement from Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 employees for 21 days has workers worrying about the future.