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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers stories: 7 news summaries

Boeing Reaches Deal With Striking Union

Tentative agreement would end 52-day machinists walkout

Oct 28, 08 3:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing's 27,000 striking machinists could be back to work within days if they approve a deal hammered out with the help of a federal mediator late last night, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The deal will give machinists a 15% pay increase over four years and limit the amount of... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • airline industry • outsourcing • strike • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Boeing CEO Hopeful as Strike Talks Set to Resume

Firm may find compromise on crucial outsourcing issue

Oct 22, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing’s CEO is confident that the next round of talks could resolve a costly strike by its machinists union, the Seattle Times reports. With formal negotiations set to resume tomorrow, Jim McNerney thinks headway can be made on the pivotal issue of outsourcing the production of parts traditionally fashioned... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • CEO • outsourcing • strike • machinists union • Jim McNerney • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Boeing Strike Drags on After Talks With Union Collapse

Outsourced production remains logjam issue in dispute costing airplane-maker $100M a day

Oct 14, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talks broke down between Boeing and its machinists’ union yesterday, with no agreement in sight to end the 38-day-old strike, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Negotiations snagged over job security: Boeing has cut labor costs by outsourcing the production of certain parts formerly made by the machinists, and the return of... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • strike • machinists union • airplanes • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

ANALYSIS

Sides Dig In Despite Boeing Strike Costs

Stoppage in week 4; price tag nears $1.3B for aircraft giant

Sep 29, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Machinists employed by Boeing have been on strike for more than 3 weeks, with no end in sight; analysts say if the stoppage reaches a month, it could cost the aircraft maker $1.3 billion, the Seattle Times reports. The union sees its position as good, given Boeing’s huge... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • strike • labor unions • labor relations • losses • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Shareholders OK
Delta-Northwest Merger

Deal awaits approval from antitrust regulators

Sep 25, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shareholders of Delta and Northwest voted nearly unanimously today to approve the airlines' merger, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. With shareholders in agreement, federal antitrust regulators must now approve the deal. A Justice Department decision is expected late this year, but labor issues remain. Dozens of workers protested today outside the... More »

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airline industry • Delta Air Lines • mergers and acquisitions • Northwest Airlines • Delta Airlines • mergers • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

 Boeing Machinists
 on Strike

Action shuts down plane production

Sep 6, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 27,000 Boeing machinists launched a strike early this morning after failing to reach an agreement with the company on a new contract, reports Reuters. A boisterous crowd of more than 100 workers gathered near the entrance of Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington, whistling, honking and waving picket signs... More »

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Boeing • strike • airplane • airplanes • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

 Boeing Union to
 Strike at Midnight

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

Sep 5, 08 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 Boeing's latest offer. The... More »

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Boeing • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • union • strike • contract negotiations • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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