Spirit AeroSystems Responds To Boeing Strike
Spirit AeroSystems said yesterday that it would take “immediate action” to cut production volumes on Boeing products in response to the strike by 27,000 me

Spirit AeroSystems said yesterday that it would take “immediate action” to cut production volumes on Boeing products in response to the strike by 27,000 members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) at several Boeing factories. Boeing’s machinists walked off the job Saturday after a 48-hour emergency bargaining session failed to produce a settlement.

The Wichita-based supplier added that it would revise its production and delivery schedule through a shortened work week for employees who support, manufacture and assemble the affected products. Spirit used a similar approach in September 2005, when the last IAM strike at Boeing lasted 28 days.