2024-07-25 06:29:40
Several thousand machinists employed by Boeing in the zone of Seattlein the northwest of USAvoted on Wednesday in favour of the principle of go on strike if wage negotiations fail in September.
He union IAM-District 751, representing more than 30,000 employees of the American aircraft manufacturer in this region, announced that the 99.9% of voters had given their approval in a voting held in a huge stadium in the city.
According to the union, between 20 thousand and 25 thousand people attended the meeting, in which several union leaders participated.
“Are you willing to go on strike to get the improvements you deserve? I know you are. We have been preparing for this for ten years,” he told the crowd. Jon Holden, President of District 751, Seattle Branch of the International Union of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
“We are also fighting to change this company. We have to save this company from itself,” he added, referring to the production problems and quality that Boeing faces.
“They have put our livelihood at risk. This is about our jobs. This is about our heritage. This is about our reputation,” Holden continued, criticising the group’s management for “eliminating the people and the procedures that are crucial to making a safe aircraft.”
For the meeting, the IAM District 751 reserved T-Mobile Parkhome of the Seattle Mariners baseball team, with capacity for 48,000 spectators.
Boeing and IAM-District 751 began negotiations on March 8 to develop a new collective agreement to replace the one in effect for 16 years, which expires at midnight on March 8. September 12.
“We remain optimistic about the possibility of reaching an agreement that balances the needs of our employees with the business realities facing the company,” he said. Boeing.
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2024-07-25 06:29:40