Union leaders: As Boeing shrinks, what about Airbus?
EVERETT — Washington shouldn’t shy away from marketing its top-notch aerospace sector to a broader audience — including Boeing’s archrival Airbus, union leaders told lawmakers this week.
Given an opportunity to recruit the European jet maker, officials should do so, said Jon Holden, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, which represents thousands of Boeing workers in Washington. Holden and others addressed the state Senate Special Committee on Economic Recovery on Tuesday during an online meeting.
“COVID is placing extreme pressure on the commercial airline industry,” Holden said. “We’re seeing severe layoffs at Boeing and within the aerospace supply chain in the state.”
Despite the present circumstances, he added, “Washington is still well prepared to support the aerospace industry of today and the future.”
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