Boeing Machinists End 53-Day Strike With 38% Raise
“The big difference in this contract is that we're getting a lot of intimidation from our CEO now."
“The big difference in this contract is that we're getting a lot of intimidation from our CEO now."
"We will continue to negotiate in good faith until we have made gains that workers feel adequately make up for what the company took from them in the past."
It’s the biggest U.S. strike so far in 2024, and the first strike at Boeing since a 58-day walkout in 2008.
"There are no safe planes without union machinists. If Boeing wants to restore its safety culture, its first order of business should be ensuring its workers are fairly compensated," said…
"Apparently, you have to kill hundreds of people before they even start to think about consequences," said one observer.
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