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More than 33,000 machinists employed by aerospace giant Boeing went on strike from September to November 2024.. It was the first strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at Boeing since 2008; most of the striking workers were at the company's plants in Everett and Renton in the Seattle metropolitan area.
A strike by about 27,000 machinists at Boeing over outsourcing, job security, pay, and benefits began September 7, 2008. [1] [2] [3] The union, International Association of Machinists, and Boeing appeared unwilling to compromise to settle the strike. The company had 3,700 jets on back order, which union members hoped would put pressure on ...
Allen declared the strike illegal and proceeded to have multiple lawsuits over the fact. The result of the strike set back Boeing with their orders about 1.25 billion dollars. Boeing was then forced to hire about 50,000 to make for lost time and pushing out orders. Most of the orders were for the government making B-47s, B-50s, and C-97s. [14]
Boeing Strike. Ed Lutgen shows off his tattoo while waiting to hear the results of the union vote on a new contract offer from Boeing, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at IAM District 751 Union Hall in ...
The labor standoff — the first strike by Boeing machinists since an eight-week walkout in 2008 — was the latest setback in a volatile year for the aerospace giant.
The strike is expected to deepen that financial hole. A 50-day work stoppage would cost Boeing $5.5 billion, investment bank TD Cowen said in a report reviewed by ABC News at the outset of the ...
2024 Boeing machinists strike, the first strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at Boeing since 2008. [61] 2024 HandyDART strike, 18-day strike by HandyDART workers in Vancouver, British Columbia, represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724, over undercompensation and understaffing. [62]
Boeing said on Tuesday it has offered to extend the timeline for a vote on a new contract by the union representing thousands of its striking U.S. West Coast workers, after they rejected the ...