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Boeing Workers End Strike with 38% Pay Raise Agreement

After seven weeks of striking, Boeing machinists secure significant wage increases but fail to restore previous pension plans.

Le syndicat des machinistes de Boeing comptabilise les votes sur la dernière offre de contrat de Boeing à Seattle, lundi 4 novembre 2024.
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Overview

  • The seven-week strike concluded with a 59% approval of a new contract by Boeing workers, granting a 38% pay increase over four years.
  • Despite achieving major salary gains, workers did not succeed in reinstating the guaranteed pension system, which remains based on market-dependent plans.
  • The strike, one of the most expensive in recent U.S. history, cost Boeing and its suppliers over $11 billion due to halted production.
  • The agreement includes a $12,000 ratification bonus and a 4% annual salary bonus, while Boeing commits to future aircraft production in Seattle.
  • President Joe Biden praised the agreement, highlighting it as a testament to effective collective bargaining and its benefits to the economy.