Boeing settles lawsuit on wrongful death claim related to deceased whistleblower

Article Title: Boeing settles lawsuit on wrongful death claim related to deceased whistleblower
Snippet of Article: "...Boeing reached a settlement on Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of John Barnett, a former Boeing worker who raised concerns about the planemaker's production that was potentially putting passengers at risk.

In the settlement filed in the U.S. District Court in South Carolina, Boeing agreed to pay at least $50,000 to Barnett's mother, who agreed to drop her claims that the company contributed to her son's death by suicide on March 9, 2024. ...At the time of his death, Barnett was in the middle of a deposition in a whistleblower retaliation case against Boeing. He spent 32 years at the company before leaving in 2017. After leaving the company, Barnett accused Boeing management of mistreating him in retribution for raising concerns. ..."

Source: www.reuters.com

[tag] Dangers of Outing Huge Coporations, Whistleblower, Boeing, [/tag]

America doesn't hate Russia, they supplied the U.S. with rocket engines until March 2022

Article Title: Russian Rocket Engines once used by the United States
Snippet of Article: "RD-180
• The RD-180 engine, manufactured by NPO Energomash of Russia and marketed in the U.S. by RD AMROSS (a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and NPO Energomash), is used by United Launch Alliance (a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corporation and The Boeing Company), as the first stage engine to power the Atlas V rocket.
...RD-181
• The RD-181 engine, manufactured by NPO Energomash, is used by Orbital Sciences Corporation to power its Antares rocket on resupply missions to the International Space Station. ..."

Source: www.spacefoundation.org

[tag] Russia stopped supplying rocket engines to the United States in March 2022, America’s past reliance on Russian rocket engines, [/tag]

The Economy 2024 | Boeing to lay off 10% (17,000) of workforce as strike cripples plane production

Article Title: Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce as strike cripples plane production
Snippet of Article: "...Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company’s best-selling airline planes.

New CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo Friday that the job cuts will include executives, managers and employees. ..."

Source: nypost.com

[tag] Boeing,layoffs,Strikes,Jobs Losses Under Harris - Biden Years,Unions, [/tag]