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Boeing workers vote to strike

Boeing’s union members vote overwhelmingly to strike, signaling Boeing’s offer of 25 percent raises over four years was insufficient.

SEATTLE — Tens of thousands of Boeing machinists voted overwhelmingly to walk off the job early Friday morning after rejecting a deal that would have significantly boosted pay and benefits even as it fell short of other union demands. After a series of tense, marathon negotiating sessions over the last several weeks, the IAM and Boeing announced Sunday that they had reached a tentative four-year agreement, including 25 percent pay increase over four years and enhanced health and retirement benefits. Michael Bruno, Aviation Week Network’s executive editor for business, said in previous rounds of negotiations Boeing threatened to move airplane production to other states in order to extract concessions from the union, which soured relations.

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