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 […]
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 presents union with best and final offer with hope to end strike
CRYSTAL CITY, VA—Boeing announced today, September 23, a final contract offer to the leaders of IAM 751 & W24 for consideration to ending its strike with production workers. If approved by union members, the average annual machinist pay at the end of this 4-year contract would increase from $75,608 a year to $111,155, says 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 […]
Strike! More than 30,000 Boeing workers now head to picket lines
EVERETT—With a vote of 94.6%, the International Association of Machinists (IAM) 751 and W24 union members rejected the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement with Boeing on Thursday night and agreed to strike with a vote of 96%. A minimum two-thirds vote is required to authorize the strike. The strike begins at 12:01 a.m., Friday, September 13. […]
Boeing and IAM Union strike a tentative deal, contract vote this week
SEATTLE—Boeing, on Sunday, September 8, reached a tentative agreement on a historic contract offer with International Association of Machinists (IAM) Districts 751 and W24, which represents over 33,000 Boeing employees. Union members are expected to vote Thursday, September 12 on the agreement as a possible strike looms the following day. At 25 percent, the tentative agreement […]
Boeing now faces worker strike amidst slew of manufacturing issues
EVERETT—Boeing’s largest labor union, International Association of Machinists (IAM), is threatening to strike on September 13 after neither the union nor the aerospace manufacturing giant have seemed to meet eye-to-eye throughout negotiations for higher wages that began last March. IAM represents more than 30,000 Boeing employees which, if a strike were to occur, could have […]
