NPR - One of Boeing’s largest unions, which represents more than 30,000 machinists, overwhelmingly voted yesterday to strike. Union members rejected a tentative contract offer because it fell short of the pay raise and pension changes they were seeking. Union members were asking for a 40% raise when the deal would have raised it by 25%. It’s the latest blow for the aerospace giant, which was already reeling from safety and quality problems. NPR’s Joel Rose says union members say the pay increase offered is not enough money to live on. Before the vote, company leaders urged the union to take the deal. But 94% of union members voted to reject the contract and 96% voted in favor of striking. The company has been struggling to rebuild trust with airlines, regulators and the flying public after a door plug blew out of a jet in January. Boeing is ready to get back to the bargaining table.
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