Herald staff
Some 80,000 non-union workers at the Boeing Co. — even some of those who have been laid off — received checks Thursday and today for about nine extra days of pay.
The checks are a bonus given to non-union workers as a reward for the company’s financial performance in 2001.
The company came within 10 percent of hitting its profit target for the year, not including one-time costs related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, spokeswoman Barabara Murphy said. That triggered the payouts, which totaled $150 million companywide, of which $50 million is being distributed around Puget Sound.
The payments worked out to $1,550 before taxes for employees who earned $45,000 last year.
Payments to laid-off workers were pro-rated, based on the time they spent with the company in 2001.
Boeing paid out bonuses equal to almost eight days pay for 2000 under the 2-year-old program.
Union-represented employees have their own incentive programs and are not eligible for this one.
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