2024-10-22

Boeing machinists to vote on new proposal that could end strike

People hold sings during a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the Seattle Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, on October 15, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Boeing and its machinists’ union have reached a new contract proposal, the union said Saturday, outlining a deal that could end a more than monthlong…

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2024-09-25

Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer

Striking Boeing workers hold rally at the Boeing Portland Facility on September 19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.  Jordan Gale | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sweetened its contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike, which has halted most of the aerospace giant’s aircraft production,…

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2024-09-05

Harris capital gains tax plan softens Biden proposal

Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Sept. 4, 2024. Erin Schaff | The New York Times | Via Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday proposed a 28% tax on long-term capital gains for households with an annual income of $1 million or more, lower than the 39.6% rate President Joe…

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