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Article: FACING FALLOUT FROM BOEING WALKOUT STATE'S SMALL SHOPS ARE HIT HARDEST BY STRIKE.(Business)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- October 9, 2008
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Byline: JAMES WALLACE P-I aerospace reporter
The Machinists strike against The Boeing Co., now into its second month, is having ripple effects across the country on companies that do business with Boeing.
But the strike is especially tough for many of the smaller suppliers and machine shops in Washington state that make parts for Boeing - for planes that are not being built because the strike has stopped jetliner production.
Some depend on Boeing for most of their work. From Spokane to Seattle, a few have laid off workers. And others soon will if the strike lasts much longer.
Late Wednesday, the Machinists union announced that it ...