{"id":69811,"date":"2024-09-13T12:26:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T06:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=69811"},"modified":"2024-09-17T00:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:08:36","slug":"boeing-workers-reject-new-contract-vote-to-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/boeing-workers-reject-new-contract-vote-to-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing Company’s 33,000 Workers Reject New Contract, 96% Vote to Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEATTLE-<\/strong> Boeing <\/a>faces a major production setback as 96% of its US West Coast factory workers and machinists voted to strike on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walkout, set to begin at midnight Pacific time on Friday (August 13, 2024), will disrupt the manufacturing of the company’s best-selling jet amid ongoing output delays and increasing debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boeing Workers Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This marks the first strike by Boeing workers since 2008. The decision comes at a critical time for the planemaker, with newly appointed CEO Kelly Ortberg striving to rebuild trust following a January incident where a door panel detached from a 737 MAX during flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 33,000 workers, responsible for producing the 737 MAX<\/a> and other aircraft models in the Seattle and Portland areas, participated in the vote. This contract negotiation is their first comprehensive agreement in 16 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Boeing’s largest union, reported that 94.6% of members rejected the proposed agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Breaking: unionized Boeing workers have approved a strike. IAM 751 says 33,000+ workers in Washington will stop work at midnight. People here say the pay & benefits in the company's latest offer isn't enough to live on. pic.twitter.com\/9VI0jPdmoJ<\/a><\/p>— Casey Martin (@caseyworks) September 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>