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A Boeing whistleblower who was found dead earlier this month claims that his former company managers spied on him and “harassed, defamed, and harassed him. [and] “He was humiliated for raising concerns about quality control issues,” according to documents released by his lawyers.
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office told FOX News Digital that John Barnett, 62, died on Saturday, March 9, from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Before his death, Barnett said he was pursuing legal action against Boeing over his actions, which he allegedly led. He was seeking damages for his “constructive dismissal” in March 2017, including unpaid wages, loss of benefits and emotional distress.
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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett spoke out about the company’s practices in January 2024. (TMZ)
“Throughout his seven-year tenure at Boeing South Carolina (BSC), John M. Alleges that quality officials were pressured by Boeing’s upper management to violate Federal Aviation Administration standards and regulations and Boeing’s processes and procedures by not properly documenting and correcting defects. “A redacted version of the lawsuit was released by the attorney and obtained by WCSC.” .
“Barnett refused to bow to pressure and continually raised issues that needed to be properly documented and addressed. To his complaints and for identifying issues that needed to be properly documented and addressed. In retaliation, Barnett was given a low performance management score and he was separated from the department.”His team was fired, he was moved to other areas of the factory, and he was blacklisted and non-BSC.” and blocked his transfer to the Boeing division,” the lawsuit alleges.
“Furthermore, he was the subject of a gaslighting campaign in which he was harassed, defamed, humiliated, treated with contempt and contempt by higher-ups, which he and others were exposed to by raising such issues. It was intended to discourage compliance with the law,” the filing said. “Taken together, such conduct amounted to a hostile work environment and resulted in Mr. Barnett’s constructive dismissal.”
A lawsuit filed with the U.S. Department of Labor alleges that in January 2017, Barnett posted an email on his boss’s desk titled “Quality Managers to Be Fired” with his name listed as “1 of 49.” He was informed that he was listed as a person.
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
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| BA | boeing company | 187.90 | +0.07 | +0.04% |
According to the document, Barnett “continued to help Boeing create and maintain an FAA-unapproved program (known as Multi-function Process Performer) that allows mechanics to inspect and approve their own work.” “I was against it.”
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The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be built on May 30, 2023 at the airline’s assembly plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. (Juliette Michel/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In one example from 2012, a supervisor “began forcing Mr. Barnett to perform tasks outside of proper procedure,” and when he complained by email to another supervisor, that person “verbally asked Mr. Barnett to… “I told him I didn’t believe him,” and that “there was no investigation” into the matter. The issue is alleged in the lawsuit.
Barnett also “complained of numerous instances in which parts were stolen from a single aircraft and installed in incomplete aircraft without any documentation, traceability, or engineering review.” It also states that in June 2014, Barnett filed a complaint that another manager was spying on him. .
When asked to respond to the lawsuit Thursday, Boeing told FOX Business it was “saddened by the passing of Mr. Barnett and our thoughts are with his family and friends.”
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“Boeing has reviewed and addressed the quality issues raised by Mr. Barnett prior to his departure in 2017, as well as other quality issues mentioned in the complaint,” the spokesperson added.
FOX Business’ Andrea Vacchiano contributed to this report.
