{"id":73649,"date":"2024-11-05T10:48:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=73649"},"modified":"2024-12-10T01:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:52:44","slug":"boeing-workers-approve-new-contract-end-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/boeing-workers-approve-new-contract-end-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing Workers Approve New Contract, Strike Ends After 7 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEATTLE-<\/strong> Union workers at Boeing<\/a> voted Monday to accept the company\u2019s latest contract offer, ending the longest and costliest US strike in over 25 years. The International Association of Machinists (IAM) reported that 59% of members voted in favor of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, union members had rejected Boeing\u2019s initial and second offers, with nearly unanimous opposition to the first and a 64% rejection of the second, extending the strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The 33,000 union members<\/strong> who have been on strike since September 13 will return to work by next Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new contract includes a 13% immediate wage increase, followed by 9% raises in each of the next two years, and a 7% raise in the fourth and final year. Overall, workers will see their pay increase by more than 43% across the four-year agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#IAM751Machinists<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VfgWRvtjJ6<\/a><\/p>— IAM Union District 751 (@IAM751) November 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>