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Boeing Union to Strike at Midnight

Workers, company fail to reach deal after 2 extra days of negotiations

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 5, 2008 7:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – Boeing’s biggest union opted today to strike at midnight after failing to reach a last-minute contract deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nearly 27,000 Seattle-area machinists and aerospace workers will walk off the job over health, job security, and pay raise issues in...   Read full story »

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