If the Boeing strike continues past November 25, Spirit AeroSystems may have to furlough or lay off hundreds of employees.

• If the Boeing machinists' strike continues past November 25, Spirit AeroSystems may have to consider furloughs or layoffs for hundreds of employees, a company spokesman revealed to CNBC on Thursday.
• On Sept. 13, over 32,000 Boeing machinists went on strike after rejecting a previous provisional accord.
• Boeing's major supplier, Spirit, is planning to temporarily furlough around 700 workers in its Wichita, Kansas, facilities, with furloughs possibly beginning next week.

If the machinists' strike continues past November 25th, the company may have to consider furloughs or layoffs for hundreds of employees, a company spokesman revealed to CNBC on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Boeing's machinists, whose strike has been ongoing for five weeks, rejected a new labor contract by a margin of 64%, prolonging the work stoppage that has halted production of most of Boeing's aircraft, which is concentrated in the Seattle area.

Boeing's major supplier, Spirit, is planning to temporarily furlough around 700 workers in its Wichita, Kansas, facilities, with furloughs possibly beginning next week.

No decision has been made regarding further reductions in addition to furloughs, said Spirit spokesman Joe Buccino.

The ongoing strike is putting a strain on the aerospace supply chain, as demonstrated by Spirit's consideration of additional furloughs. Boeing suppliers have been reluctant to reduce their workforce due to the time and resources they have invested in rebuilding it after the pandemic. Similarly, Airbus is facing supply chain challenges.

On Sept. 13, over 32,000 Boeing machinists in the Puget Sound area, Oregon and other locations went on strike after rejecting an earlier proposed agreement.