Boeing To Start Large-scale Furloughs With Seattle Strike Talks Stalled

Workers have been picketing 24 hours a day outside Boeing factories in the Seattle area since late last week (Credit: AFP)

Boeing said Wednesday it would start furloughs of professional and white-collar staff as it seeks to conserve cash amid a labor strike that shuttered Seattle manufacturing plants -- while talks with a union stalled.

The furloughs, which pertain to executives, managers and employees, will be initiated in the coming days and affect tens of thousands of Boeing employees, company officials said.