My Boeing group has more Engineer Contractors than Directs. The Contractors are pretty tight lip and don't want to talk much with directs. No one in the group knows if the contractors have been told they will be let go or not. Last week two contractors were overhead talking to our manager. The contractors asked the manager to lay-off the directs before considering laying off any contractors in the group. Pretty bold talk coming from third string contractors huh. Hard to say what manager will do and if directs have any recourse. No one in the group trusts other group members or wants to talk especially with the contractors due to the group's toxicology. Most of these contractors in our group are third string. They are always asking manager to work overtime even during the IAM strike when our groups work slowed down.
Does Boeing need to issue a WARN to a Contractor and wait 60 days to cut them?
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My group lost 5 hard badge, some with 20 years, but still has 5 "contractors" with as little as 1 year. They do the exact same job but they were titled as "suppliers".
Nice workaround for the contractors.
The answer is...it depends on the terms of the staffing firms contract with Boeing. My contract runs to Jan 1st 2025. Boeing has to pay my company until then. If Boeing wants to lock me out it's their choice but l still get paid. As for warns , my company has to issue warns 60 days before laying me off. We have a 60 day on the bench policy that allows me to get paid for up to 60 days while seeking another postion.
If you hear of Directs being given WARNS before all Contractors are gone, contact SPEEA and demand they enforce the contract terms with Boeing. Trying to save contractors by referring to them as Suppliers is bs. Boeing managers aren't fooling anyone by doing that. All they are doing is creating a lot of mistrust.
Contractors are supposed to be let go first but check to see if they are titled as "contractors" or "suppliers". Calling contractors "Suppliers" seems to be the workaround.
No. Contractors can be let go on the spot... Or give 60 days (like years ago). It depends on how nice the management is
Goodbye.
no