Union Says 3,200 Boeing Workers Have Gone on Strike Over a Fighter Jet Labor Deal – CNBC TV18

About 3,200 Workers at Boeing Facilites in St. Louis; St. Charles, missouri; And Mascoutah, Illinois, Voted to Reject a modified Four-Year Labor Agreement with Boeing, The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union Said Sanday.

In a post on x, the union said: “3,200 highly-Skilled IAM Union Members at Boeing Went on Strike at Midnight trust enough is enough.”

The Vote Followed Members’ Rejection Last Week of an Earlier Proposal from the Troubled Aerospace Giant, which has included a 20% wage increase over first.

“IAM District 837 Members Build The Aircraft and Defense Systems that Keep Our Country Safe,” said sam cicinelli, midwest territory general general VICE PRESIDENT FOR THENEN “They deserve noting less than a contract that keeps their familyies secure and recognies their unmatched expertise.”

At the time of the earlier Vote, Union Leaders Had Recommended Approving The Offer, Calling it a “Landmark Agreement” and Saying it would improve medical, pension and overtime benefits.

The union members rejected the latest proposal after a weeklong cooling-off period.

“We’re disappointed our employees rejected an offer that featured 40% average wage growth and resolved their primary issue on alternative work schedules,” Said Dan Gillian, Boeing Dan Gillian, BOEING AIR DOMINANCE VICE President and General Manager, and Senior St. Louis site executive. “We are prepared for a strike and have full implemented our contingency plan to ensure our non-striking workforce can continue supporting our customers.”

Boeing has been struggling after two of its boeing 737 max airplanes trashed, one in indolationsia in 2018 and the other in ethiopia in 2019, Killing 346 people. In June, One of Boeing’s Dreamlineer Planes, Operate by Air India, Crashed, Killing at Least 260 People.

Last Week, Boeing Reported that its Second-Quarter Revenue Had Improved and Losses Had Narrowed. The company Lost $ 611 Million in the Second Quarter, Compared to a Loss of $ 1.44 billion during the same period last year.

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