Is there any indication in the quoted statement that the retaliations were initiated or supported by the company management? If not, the headline remains inaccurate.
That's what the court is working through. The headline is accurate because the CEO admits retaliations occurred.
It is inaccurate to say “Boeing has retaliated” if some employees among over a hundred thousand did so.
Given that size, I’m sure there are plenty of illegal or unethical acts you could attribute to the company on account of individual employee behavior.
You always want to create separation, so that only the “bad apples” are blamed.