Boeing puts tens of thousands of workers on furlough after strike

Getty ImagesBoeing is suspending the jobs of tens of thousands of staff in the US in response to a strike that has shut down production of some of its airplanes. The aerospace giant said US-based executives, managers and staff would be asked to take one week of furlough every four weeks as long as the stand-off lasts.More than 30,000 factory workers in the northwest of the US went on strike on Friday over pay and…