LONG BEACH, Calif. - Boeing Co. workers who assemble C-17 planes returned to work Thursday after a monthlong strike that shut down production of the military cargo jets in a stalemate over benefits. Union members voted 823-544 Wednesday in favor of the nearly five- year contract that was reached after federal mediators stepped into the standoff last week. The new deal extends Boeing's last proposal by one year and reduces employee health care contributions from the previous offer, which caused nearly all 1,700 unionized workers to walk out May 11.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Boeing workers in St. Louis have accepted a contract with the plane manufacturer, avoiding a strike that would have gone into effect today if the deal had been rejected. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said the contract passed yesterday by a vote of 1,237 to 838. The union had said its workers in St. Louis were prepared to strike starting at midnight if the vote had failed.
Ladish Co. would benefit from an end to the strike that has idled Boeing Co. aircraft factories and further delayed production of Boeing's highly anticipated Dreamliner 787 passenger jets. Cudahy-based Ladish makes titanium components for the airline and aerospace industries. It recently installed the world's largest isothermal press to produce aircraft engine parts for companies such as Rolls-Royce and General Electric Co.
Leaders of Boeing Co.'s Machinists union called for a strike Friday after deciding a proposed labor contract the aerospace company called its "best and final" offer wasn't good enough. They urged members to reject the offer in an upcoming vote. The Chicago-based company hoped the proposal, which provides added pay and incentives to workers over three years, would help it avert a labor standoff. The talks come as Boeing tries to keep up with a backlog of plane orders and avoid more penalties caused by production delays of its next-generation passenger jet.
EVERETT, Wash. - Of all the numbers that Boeing Machinists said they were unhappy with when they went on strike Friday, one sticks out: 2002. That's the year Machinists - sobered by the effects on the airline industry of the Sept. 11. 2001, terror attacks - negotiated what they now consider a sub-par contract.
SEATTLE -- Despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between Boeing Co. and Machinists union officials failed Friday and the union said a strike was set to begin at 12:01 a.m. PDT today. When the talks broke off, the union sent out a message to members saying: "The strike is on!
Spirit AeroSystems Inc. officials are formulating more stringent measures to contain losses as the strike against prime customer Boeing entered its eighth week. Negotiations continued Monday to end the 52-day strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The work stoppage started Sept. 6, three days after workers rejected Boeing's last contract offer over the traditionally contested areas of job security, wages, retirement benefits and medical coverage.
LONG BEACH -- The federal government announced Wednesday that a labor mediator has been summoned to help end a three-week long strike at Boeing's C-17 plant, bringing new pressure to resolve a stalemate that has shuttered production at Long Beach's largest private employer.
President Obama's hand-picked appointees at the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) are delivering favors to the administration's Big Labor backers. In just the past two weeks, the board has taken steps to overturn the will of voters in two states and chill the speech of corporate chieftains who spoke out against the labor movement's thuggish tactics. On April 20, NRLB staff issued an "unfair labor practices" complaint against Boeing Co. for deciding to open a production line in a non-union state. The aerospace giant is expected later today to file its response to the board blasting the charge as having no basis in law. Boeing has bet billions on the success of its latest product, the 787 Dreamliner. After a number of setbacks, the company is anxious to get this lighter and more fuel-...
The recent strike at Boeing by 18,300 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers demonstrates how pension concerns have taken precedence over other issues-including job security-for at least some workers. During the weeks of heated negotiations preceding the strike that began September 1, the union, whose members' average age is 49, refused to budge on the issue of pensions.
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