Boeing machinists vote to strike after rejecting pay increases of 25% over 4 years
Machinists at Boeing have voted to go on strike, another setback for the giant aircraft maker whose reputation and finances have been battered and now faces a shutdown in production of its best-selling airline planes
By DAVID KOENIG and MANUEL VALDES
Published - Sep 13, 2024, 02:24 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:16 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Machinists at Boeing voted Thursday to go on strike, another setback for the giant aircraft maker whose reputation and finances have been battered and now faces a shutdown in production of its best-selling airline planes.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said 94.6% of voting workers rejected the contract, which would have raised pay 25% over four years, and 96% approved the strike, easily surpassing a two-thirds requirement.
The strike by 33,000 machinists was set to begin at one minute after midnight Friday morning.
“This is about respect, this is about the past, and this is about fighting for our future," IAM District 751 President Jon Holden said in announcing the vote.
