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Acting US labor secretary intervenes in Boeing strike

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U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su flew to Seattle on Monday to try to ease a Boeing machinists strike.

Boeing announced plans to cut 17,000 jobs and take $5 billion in charges on Friday .

Boeing will send out 60-day notices to thousands of workers in its commercial aviation division, source says.

Boeing and the union have been on strike since September 13 , seeking a 40% wage increase and a pension.

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