One of the nation’s largest aerospace corporations is cutting more than 100 jobs in Florida. Earlier today, the Orlando Business Journal reported that Boeing will cut 141 jobs.
Boeing, which is based in Arlington County, Virginia (NYSE: BA), announced in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act letter on November 15 that it will be cutting 141 jobs across several locations in Florida. The layoffs are scheduled to begin on January 17 and will impact around 18 sites. Employees will not have any seniority-based bumping rights.
The impacted locations are:
- 100 Boeing Way, Titusville
- Building K6-1094, Kennedy Space Center
- Building M7-360, Kennedy Space Center
- Building M7-505, Kennedy Space Center
- Tow Way Road, Kennedy Space Center
- One site without an address at Kennedy Space Center
- 13501 Ingenuity Drive, Orlando
In late October, Kelly Ortberg, the president and CEO of Boeing, outlined several challenges facing the company. These challenges include diminished trust in the organization, a heavy debt burden, and performance shortcomings that have disappointed customers.
Ortberg noted the silver lining of a backlog of work valued at half a trillion dollars and the return of employees from a recent strike involving over 33,000 workers.
