2024-10-25

Boeing machinists reject new labor contract, extending more than 5-week strike

Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 attend a rally at their union hall during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Washington, U.S. October 15, 2024.  David Ryder | Reuters Boeing machinists voted against a new labor deal that included 35% wage increases over four years, their union said Wednesday, extending a more than…

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2024-10-05

Workers agree to tentative deal on wages, contract extension

A major union for U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed on Thursday to a tentative deal on wages and have extended their existing contract through Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The move ends a strike that had snarled East Coast and Gulf Coast ports since the beginning of the week and…

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2024-09-13

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike that the company’s CEO said would jeopardize the struggling plane-maker’s recovery. The tentative agreement that…

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