Boeing reaches preliminary deal to prevent more than 30,000 workers from striking
Sep 09, 2024
Washington [US], September 9: Boeing agreed on September 8 to a new preliminary contract with union leaders on wage increases, a move that helped avert a strike in Seattle, US.
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The first comprehensive labor agreement in 16 years will also include reduced health care costs for employees, reduced mandatory overtime, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. The two sides also pledged to build a new Boeing aircraft manufacturing facility in the Puget Sound region of Washington state
IAM District 751 President Jon Holden called the deal "the best deal ever" thanks to the union's unity and solidarity, and urged members to carefully review the deal. According to Reuters, an approved deal would ensure a stable environment for Boeing at a time when the company is spending heavily to try to increase production of its best-selling 737
If workers agree to the contract, Boeing would follow in the footsteps of United Parcel Service (UPS), the supply chain management giant that avoided a strike in July 2023 after reaching an agreement with the Teamsters union. However, Boeing workers can reject the deal if they do not receive majority support. A strike could occur if two-thirds of the workers support a strike in a second vote.
In a recent message to senior members, IAM representatives said that although they could not achieve their goals in all categories, the contract just agreed with Boeing was "the best deal ever" thanks to the union's solidarity and unity, and called on members to carefully review this agreement.
The tentative deal comes just weeks after new Boeing CEO
During a meeting with IAM Holden union
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper