SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing waited to learn Thursday whether 33,000 aircraft assembly workers, most of them in the Seattle area, will go on strike and shut down...
waited to learn Thursday whether 33,000 aircraft assembly workers , most of them in the Seattle area, will go on strike and shut down production of the company's best-selling planes.that includes 25% pay raises over four years. If the factory workers reject the contract and two-thirds of them vote to strike, a work stoppage would begin Friday at 12:01 a.m. PDT.“For Boeing , it is no secret that our business is in a difficult period, in part due to our own mistakes in the past,” he said.
However, the deal fell short of the union’s initial demand for pay raises of 40% over three years. The union also wanted to restore traditional pensions that were axed a decade ago but settled for an increase in Boeing contributions to employee’s 401 retirement accounts.
“We bargained in absolute good faith with the IAM team that represents you and your interests,” she said. “Let me be clear: We did not hold back with an eye on a second vote.
Holden told members Monday the union got everything it could in bargaining and recommended approval of the deal "because we can’t guarantee we can achieve more in a strike.” GREEN BAY, Wis. — Anthony Richardson says the Indianapolis Colts may have been a little too eager on offense as they kept throwing deep in a season-opening loss to the Houston Texans.
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