On September 26th, it was reported that if the strike of its largest customer Boeing continues, the struggling supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, will force workers to take unpaid leave within three weeks. It is inevitable that Sharp will manufacture the fuselage for the Boeing 737 Max. According to sources, Sharp's progress is bound to fall behind, so it is using labor disputes to rush through old orders. However, if the strike continues beyond mid October, this supplier will also be affected.
Starting from September 14th local time, approximately 33000 workers at Boeing's assembly plants in Seattle and Portland have voted to go on strike to express dissatisfaction with the labor agreement reached between Boeing and the International Federation of Mechanical and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents Boeing workers. (Financial Times)