2024-07-18 13:23:14
Workers of Boeing They approved going on strike In case of failure to reach an agreement; these are the Union demands that workers can go on strike.
The Strike threat at Boeing It comes at a difficult time for the airline, due to various failures in its aircraft and the guilty plea for fraud in certifying the 737 Max.
In addition to taking on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration over its oxygen-generating system on the 737 Next Generation and 737 Max, Boeing has lost 60 billion of dollars for the accidents of their planes.
Strike at Boeing: Workers vote in favor of work stoppage
Today, Wednesday, July 17, the union workers International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 751 approved to go on strike at Boeingin case negotiations fail.
It is Syndicateas revealed by the AFP news agency, made up of 32 thousand Boeing workersvoted in favor of going on strike by a majority of approximately 99% (without giving the exact figure).
Los Workers of the IAM District 751 union are in negotiations with Boeing for a new collective agreement, since the current one expires on September 12, 2024, and among these clauses would be salary increases.
The vote took place at T Mobile Park in Seattle, United States, with at least 20 thousand workersamong them the leader of the IAM District 751 unionJon Holden, who stressed the need for “saving” Boeing from itself.
And in the words of the president of the IAM Union District 751, Boeing has put the livelihood of thousands of people at risk workersso in addition to your reputation, your assets are at risk.
“We are still counting the ballots, but this is what happened today in the strike decision! This was fire.”
IAM District 751 on social media
Strike at Boeing: These are the demands of workers to avoid a work stoppage
He IAM District 751 union has some demands for the new agreement that would avoid the strike at Boeingamong them, a 40% salary increase in 3 yearsas well as better performance and the construction of an airplane.
He CEO de Boeing, Dave Calhoundeclared that they are seeking to reach a new agreement with the Workers of the IAM District 751 union without reaching the strikehowever, “with current business realities.”
Since March 8 of this year, negotiations began for a new agreement After 16 years, between Boeing and its workers’ union IAM District 751which makes up more than half of its workforce.
However, as narrated by the union leader, Boeing workers In an interview with Fortune, relations have been strained since 2013, when they began threatening the livelihood of their employees.
According to what was mentioned by the IAM Union District 751, Boeing required them to give up their pension plan and a change in the cost of their health care in exchange for continuing to manufacture the 777X at its Everett facility.
Boeing workers union approves strike (Screenshot | IAM District 751)
2024-07-18 13:23:14