US EditionBoeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike
- More than 30,000 Boeing workers voted 94% against a new labor contract, leading to plans for a strike, according to the International Association of Machinists.
- Workers also voted 96% in favor of striking, surpassing the required two-thirds majority for a walkout.
- Boeing's contract proposal included 25% pay raises over four years but faced immediate criticism from workers.
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Boeing workers go on strike
SEATTLE — Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on Friday after they overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract that would have raised their wages by 25% over four years.
Boeing Machinists' Strike Halts Aircraft Production: Financial and Image Impacts Loom
Boeing Machinists' Strike Halts Aircraft Production: Financial and Image Impacts Loom A strike by some 33,000 Boeing machinists has halted production of the American aerospace giant's best-selling airplanes. The workers began picketing at Boeing factories and plants in Washington, Oregon and California on Friday after rejecting a contract offer their union negotiated and endorsed.The work stoppage will not immediately impact commercial flights …
Boeing Workers Strike for the First Time in 16 Years
For the first Boeing strike in 16 years, 33,000 workers walked out on the job at 12:01 am Friday morning. by Hannah Murphy Winter Early this morning, at 12:01 am, Boeing’s 33,000 machinists in Washington walked off the job. Boeing and union leaders reached a tentative agreement last weekend, and they encouraged members to vote yes to avoid a strike. But yesterday evening, after a robust “vote no” campaign, union members voted by an overwhelming…
Boeing union members strike for first time in 16 years after rejecting contract - Washington Examiner
Thirty-three thousand union members at Boeing walked off the job Friday after they overwhelmingly rejected a four-year contract. Leadership at the International Association of Machinists union had described the rejected deal as one of the “best” it’s ever negotiated with Boeing, saying it would have given raises of at least 25% over four years. The union also said it would increase job security for union members because Boeing promised to build…
In the American city of Seattle, around 33,000 employees of aircraft manufacturer Boeing are striking today because they do not agree with the proposed salary increase. Despite the fact that the union involved called the proposal "one of the most successful collective bargaining negotiations with Boeing ever", more than 95 percent of the members did not agree to it. The proposal included a wage increase of more than 25 percent over a period of f…
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