Boeing Factor Workers Are Voting Whether To Strike And Shut Down Aircraft Production
FILE - The logo for Boeing appears on a screen above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 13, 2021. Government and aviation-industry experts say Boeing has made some strides toward improving its safety culture, but employees could still be subject to retaliation for reporting issues. That's one of the findings in a report presented Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 to the Federal Aviation Administration. The experts say that when it comes to safety, there is a “disconnect” between Boeing's senior management and workers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
(Associated Press) – Boeing is waiting to find out whether 33,000 aircraft assembly workers are going on strike and shutting down production of the company’s best-selling planes.
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers are voting on Thursday whether to approve a contract offer that includes 25% pay raises over four years.
If the factory workers reject the contract and two-thirds of them vote to strike, a work stoppage would begin Friday at 12:01 a.m. PDT.
A walkout would be another blow to Boeing’s reputation and finances in a year marked by problems in its airplane, defense and space operations.
The union local’s president has said he thinks workers will reject the deal.