2024-10-25

Southwest, Elliott strike deal to keep CEO Jordan, add six directors

Bob Jordan, CEO of Southwest Airlines, listens to questions from media during Southwest Airlines Investor day at Southwest Airlines Headquarters on September 26, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Sam Hodde | The Washington Post | Getty Images Southwest Airlines and activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management struck a deal to avert a proxy fight in exchange for naming six directors…

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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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2024-10-22

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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2024-10-20

Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing strike continues

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019. Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the…

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2024-10-14

Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs as losses deepen during factory strike

Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2024. Stephen Brashear | AP Boeing will cut 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 people, as the company’s losses mount and a machinist strike that has idled its aircraft factories enters its fifth week. It will also push back the long-delayed launch…

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2024-09-21

Largest port on East Coast begins preparations for a strike

Port of New York/New Jersey executives tell CNBC they have begun preparations for a potential complete work stoppage by the International Longshoremen’s Association, the largest North American union for maritime workers. The ILA represents more than 85,000 longshoremen and a strike would shut down five of the 10 busiest ports in North America, and a total of 36 ports…

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