Larsen and DelBene join the picket line with Boeing Machinists in Everett
EVERETT—Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined striking Boeing IAM 751 workers on the picket lines outside of Boeing’s Everett factory on Friday, September 27, to hear their concerns and to show support to union members’ efforts to negotiate a fair contract with Boeing. “They are very dedicated to each other, they are […]
House Transportation subcommittee hears from FAA Administrator on Boeing
WASHINGTON D.C.—The House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee heard testimony from Michael Whitaker, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Tuesday, September 24, focused on its oversight of Boeing’s corrective action plan following Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident. Whitaker briefed the committee back in June on Boeing’s manufacturing and production process and appeared before it […]
As furloughs begin, IAM cries foul to Boeing ‘best and final offer’ bypassing negotiating team
SEATTLE—The International Association of Machinists (IAM) Negotiation Committee blasted Boeing for emailing its “best and final” offer “directly to all members and the media without any prior communication from your Union.” “This tactic is a blatant show of disrespect to you – our members – and the bargaining process,” wrote the Union Negotiating Committee in a […]
Boeing officially announces furloughs to employees, a 25% pay cut
CRYSTAL CITY, VA—In an email message to all Boeing employees on September 18, President and CEO Kelly Ortberg announced, “temporary furloughs” for US-based executives, managers and employees to start in the “coming days.” “With production paused across many key programs in the Pacific Northwest, our business faces substantial challenges, and it is important that we […]
Boeing airplanes just as safe as Airbus despite media hype
EVERETT—A Lynnwood Times study of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) incident records from 2014 to 2023 concludes that there is no statistically significant safety difference between US-related Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft. Boeing scrutiny and oversight After Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s non-fatal incident involving a cabin door blowing off mid-flight on January 5, 2024, due to four […]
Striking workers can apply for health insurance under recent legislation
OLYMPIA—After International Association of Machinists (IAM) 751 and W24 union members on September 12 voted overwhelmingly against its Collective Bargaining Agreement with Boeing and to strike, Senator Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) is reminding striking workers of their eligibility for health and dental insurance through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. “Striking workers and their family members need to know […]
Upward, onward, forward, together, Lynnwood Link is now open
LYNNWOOD— “Don’t you just love it when a plan actually comes together,” United States Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) rhetorically stated with enthusiasm for the opening of the Lynnwood Link extension. “This has been a long time coming but it has so worth the wait!” Hundreds gathered at the Lynnwood Transit Center on Friday morning to […]
Stanley Warp: Remembering a World War II Hero
On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Stanley Warp and some friends were skiing down Mount Rainier’s gorgeous Paradise slopes without a worry on their minds until they heard the announcement on the radio: Pearl Harbor had been attacked by the Axis. That morning, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the United States at Naval Station […]
Remembering James “Jim” Corcoran, a Snohomish County hero
BOTHELL, Wash., June 28, 2022 – Anyone who knew Jim Corcoran would describe him as active, outgoing, and profoundly generous. In the last 25 years there was hardly a day you wouldn’t catch Corcoran sponsoring sports teams at the Alderwood Boys and Girls Club, sharing his military expertise at the Northwest Veteran Museum, or sitting […]
Paine Field Snohomish County Airport’s emergency drill an “absolute success”
EVERETT, Wash., May 12, 2022 – Today at 10 a.m., Paine Field Snohomish County Airport conducted its full-scale, triannual emergency Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) drill. The exercise simulated a plane accident scenario and involved multiple agencies, from airport staff to the FBI. Paine Field Airport conducts drills throughout the year, including quarterly fire department tabletop […]
