Workers reject contract, local union strikes
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 16 Sep 2002 21:02
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) rejected Boeing’s “last, best, and final offer” in a second vote this week but fell short of the 66.6% majority support needed to start a strike, according to union officials.
Boeing’s new contract, which covers 25,000 Boeing aerospace workers in Kansas, Oregon, and Washington, took effect at 12:01 am Saturday, September 13th.
“Our members clearly disapproved of the contract but just as clearly felt they could not strike the company at this time,” said leading IAM negotiator, Dick Schneider. “Boeing has used scare tactics, threats, and the very real economic hardships of these times to force this job-killing contract on the union membership.”
Meanwhile, Boeing employees in Philadelphia, represented by the United Aerospace Workers local 1069, began a strike against Boeing at 12:01 am on September 14th. Employees rejected the company’s contract offer on September 8th and threatened a strike if an agreement was not reached by midnight on Friday, September 12th.
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