More than 3,000 Boeing defense workers on strike in the US Midwest since August voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer, their union said Sunday — in the fourth such refusal.<\/p>\n
“Boeing claimed they listened to their employees — the result of today’s vote proves they have not,” International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) President Brian Bryant said in a statement. No vote tally was given.<\/p>\n
Workers in the St Louis area are waiting for bigger wage increases, a larger ratification bonus and retirement contributions on par with those earned by Boeing workers in the Pacific Northwest, the statement said.<\/p>\n
Boeing said it was “disappointed” by the vote, which “failed by the slimmest of margins, 51% to 49%.”<\/p>\n
“With the close result and the increased interest we’re hearing from teammates who want to cross the picket line, it’s clear many understand the value of our offer,” a Boeing spokesperson told AFP.<\/p>\n
Dan Gillian, a top executive in the St Louis Boeing branch, said on Wednesday that the offer would provide an average salary increase of 45 percent over the contract’s five-year term, plus various bonuses, increased vacation time, and added health and pension benefits.<\/p>\n
The Boeing machinists — on strike since August 4 — work on the F-15 and F-18 combat aircraft, the T-7 Red Hawk Advanced Pilot Training System and the MQ-25 unmanned aircraft in factories in Missouri and Illinois.<\/p>\n
In early September, Boeing began recruiting replacement workers. Then earlier this month, it sought to identify more tasks that could be outsourced to third parties.<\/p>\n
“We are turning our focus to executing the next phase of our contingency plan in support of our customers,” Boeing said Sunday.<\/p>\n
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