Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists
By The Associated Press
Posted 9/8/24
Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production by the end of the coming …
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Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists
FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed in El Segundo, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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By The Associated Press
Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production by the end of the coming week.
Boeing said 33,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers would get pay raises of 25% over the four-year contract, with average wages rising 33% due to seniority step increases. That is less than the 40% the union had demanded during negotiations.
But the company agreed with a key union demand to build its next plane in Washington state, presumably by union members.
Workers also would get $3,000 lump sum payments and a lower share of health care costs, Boeing said.
The proposed contract is contingent on union members ratifying it by late Thursday night Pacific time, after which the union was threatening to strike.
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