A new whistleblower complaint about Boeing from current employee, Sam Mohawk, came to light Tuesday, hours before CEO Dave Calhoun testified before a Senate committee on the company’s safety problems. The new complaint claims that Boeing improperly stored, tracked and documents parts that were out of specification or damage, which likely led to faulty parts being installed on 737 Max jets, as well as that Boeing tried to conceal evidence of this from the Federal Aviation Administration.
“This is a culture that continues to prioritize profits, push limits, and disregard its workers. A culture where those who speak up are silenced and sidelined while blame is pushed down to the factory floor,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal said in a statement. “A culture that enables retaliation against those who do not submit to the bottom line. A culture that desperately needs to be repaired.”
In his testimony, Calhoun—who plans to retire before the end of the year—acknowledged that the company had retaliated against employees who raised safety concerns. He also apologized to families of victims who died on Boeing’s 737 Max jets, who were present in the room.
