
BOEING has threatened striking workers with temporary layoffs, claiming that “our business is in a difficult period.”
Chief financial officer Brian West detailed 10 immediate cutbacks in a memo to workers on Monday. They include a freeze on hiring at all levels, the suspension of pay increases for managers and executives who receive promotion and a ban on all non-essential travel.
“We are also considering the difficult step of temporary furloughs for many employees, managers and executives in the coming weeks,” Mr West said.

For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE

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