{"id":133550,"date":"2024-09-13T04:59:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/boeing-strike-workers-overwhelmingly-backed-the-walkout\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T04:59:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:59:33","slug":"boeing-strike-workers-overwhelmingly-backed-the-walkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/boeing-strike-workers-overwhelmingly-backed-the-walkout\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing strike: Workers overwhelmingly backed the walkout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boeing workers are set to go on strike after they overwhelmingly <\/b>rejected a tentative deal between union representatives and the plane maker that included a 25% pay rise.<\/p>\n

More than 30,000 workers – who produce planes including the 737 Max and 777 in the Seattle and Portland areas – could join the walkout which is set to start in a few hours.<\/p>\n

It is yet another setback for the aviation giant, which is facing deepening financial losses as it struggles to repair its reputation after a series of safety issues, including two fatal crashes.<\/p>\n

It is also a major blow for Boeing’s new chief executive Kelly Ortberg<\/a>, who was appointed last month with a mission to turn the business around.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Almost 95% of the union members who voted in the ballot rejected the deal, with 96% backing strike action.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, union representatives advised members to support the tentative deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mr Ortberg also made a last-ditch plea <\/a>to workers, warning that a strike would put the company’s “recovery in jeopardy”. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s never a good time for a strike, at least from the perspective of management, the current situation makes it even more problematic,” said Greg Waldron, Asia Managing Editor at aviation news website FlightGlobal<\/p>\n

“Still, a great deal will depend on how long the strike lasts. Airline CEOs with 737 Maxes on order will be watching this closely.\u201d<\/p>\n

As well as a 25% pay rise over four years, the preliminary agreement that workers rejected included a commitment from Boeing to build its next commercial plane in the Seattle area if the project started during the lifetime of the contract.<\/p>\n

The union initially targeted a number of improvements to workers’ packages, including a 40% pay rise.<\/p>\n

The current contract between Boeing and the unions was reached in 2008 after an eight-week strike.<\/p>\n

In 2014, the two sides agreed to extend the deal, which is due to expire at midnight on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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