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Boeing Workers Pass Strike Vote to ‘Save Company From Itself’
July 22, 2024 // CLOSE X CONTINUE Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:56 Quality Fullscreen By Hugh Cameron Live News Reporter FOLLOW 2 Members of Boeing's biggest union have voted to authorize a strike if their current contract negotiations with the aerospace company fail, compelling the company to take their demands for higher salaries and job security seriously. Over 30,000 Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) met in Seattle on Wednesday to cast their vote on possible industrial action. "Thousands of Machinists from IAM District 751 who work at the Boeing Company put down their tools and silenced the factories to come together at T-Mobile Park to cast their vote," a statement shared by the International Association of Machinists read. "The message was clear – Boeing workers deserve better." The vote will compel Boeing to "bargain earnestly," according to IAM District 751 President Jon Holden. "Our jobs, our legacy and our reputation are on the line right now. We are fighting to change this company and to save it from itself." IAM strike vote International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker Union District 751 members drop their ballots into a ballot box during an early strike-sanction vote event at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on July 17, 2024. The... More JASON REDMOND/GETTY IMAGES The procedural vote, which the IAM said passed "by nearly 99.9%," gives the union advanced notice of its members' intention to strike, ensuring that they can receive strike benefits without delay if industrial action goes ahead. Sign up for Newsletter NEWSLETTER The Bulletin Your Morning Starts Here Begin your day with a curated outlook of top news around the world and why it matters. Enter your email address I want to receive special offers and promotions from Newsweek By clicking on SIGN ME UP, you agree to Newsweek's Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. The vote to strike will not take place until September 12, when the current negotiations between the IAM and Boeing come to a close. However, the union said that the vote serves as a "momentum builder," and sends a strong message to Boeing that "members won't accept anything less than the fair contract they deserve." Exclusively Available to Subscribers Try it now for $1 "We don't want to strike – but we're ready and willing to do so to bring home the best aerospace contract our members have ever seen," Holden said. "From our family members to the flying public, we want everyone to be proud of this company once again. We are the watchdog with a unique opportunity to make things better for all." READ MORE Boeing Concern Over Boeing's 'Influence' As Sweetheart Plea Deal Delayed FAA Must Rein in Boeing After Engine Fire: UK Government Boeing Bosses Face Marathon 20-Hour Grilling by Watchdog Boeing Workers Meet for Crunch Vote on Strikes IAM President Jon Holden International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker Union District 751 President Jon Holden speaks as members and supporters attend an early strike-sanction vote event at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on July 17, 2024. Holden... More JASON REDMOND/GETTY IMAGES The negotiations between Boeing and its workers began in March and are set to finish in September at the close of their current 10-year contract. The IAM is seeking a 40 percent salary increase over the next three to four years to amend "ten years of stagnant wages," as well as improved healthcare plans, "dignified" retirement plans and a greater say in their over overtime hours. However, the IAM said that job security "could tip the scales" when members cast their votes to strike on September 12. Holden previously told Newsweek that the IAM was demanding that Boeing's next airplane program be placed in the Puget Sound region, Washington.
Boeing Seattle factory workers to send ‘strong message’ at strike sanction vote, union says
July 18, 2024 // While the vote is considered procedural, the union is kicking off the 12 p.m. PDT event with fanfare, including an earlier convoy of workers on 800 motorcycles. “It does empower the negotiating committee, it does send a strong message,” union local president Jon Holden said about the vote during a June interview. For example, the vote would free up funds in case members choose to strike later, he added. North American unions have capitalized on tight labor markets to win hefty contracts at the bargaining table, with airline pilots, autoworkers and others scoring big raises.
Teamsters Memo Signals Rift Between Major Unions
June 4, 2024 // In 2013, several years after the Teamsters left the AFL-CIO, the union tried to raid bargaining units at American Airlines and then-U.S. Airways, which later merged with American. The mechanics at U.S. Airways were represented by the IAM. At the time, the IAM accused the Teamsters of “dividing already unionized employees with hollow promises.” The Teamsters and the IAM later reached a peace. They even announced in 2022 that they would work together to organize a broad swath of workers at Delta alongside the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. The Teamsters were to represent the airline’s mechanics, the IAM Delta’s ramp and cargo workers, and the AFA Delta’s flight attendants.
Unions, lawmakers protest Boeing firefighter lockout
May 16, 2024 // Earlier this month, Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab locked out about 130 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 who rejected two contract offers - a move that last week drew the concern of President Joe Biden. At a rally outside Boeing headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, IAFF President Edward Kelly, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Representative Val Hoyle urged Boeing to make a deal.
Boeing locks out its firefighters amid union fight for pay
May 6, 2024 // Boeing officially locked out 125 of its Washington firefighters after the firefighter's union failed to come to an agreement with Boeing after two-and-a-half months of negotiations, primarily over pay. This is the first time in over four decades that a group of firefighters have been on a lock out in the U.S.
Boeing union workers threaten to go on strike if they don’t get 40% pay raise, as embattled company faces fallout from faulty 737 MAX planes
February 7, 2024 // Both Boeing and the union have been named as parties of an ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation into midair cabin panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 on January 5.
2024 strikes predicted to be less disruptive; but layoffs and unionization continue
January 5, 2024 // US workers will not be exerting the same sort of pay pressures on employers as they did in 2023, with opportunities to strike being much reduced. After a bumper 2023 of strike activity, it claims the bargaining schedule for 2024 does not appear to be facing as many battles ahead.
Heightened labor scrutiny looms over workplace rules
January 3, 2024 // The National Labor Relations Board earlier this year changed how it evaluates employer workplace rules in a way that’s expected to expose a broader range of rules to enforcement by regulators, even for employers who haven’t faced any union activity. “When [employers] make a business decision at a critical point in time — like when there’s a union campaign — there can become a presumption that the reason is not because there’s a business justification for it, but because it somehow relates to the union activity,” Chris Foster, a partner in the labor and employment law practice at McDermott Will & Emery, told Legal Dive.
Starbucks’ ‘overbroad’ workplace civility rule oversteps NLRA, Board rules
August 17, 2023 // On the heels of its Stericycle ruling, which increased scrutiny of employer handbooks, NLRB said Starbucks must rescind its “How We Communicate” workplace policy.
US labor board says work rules cannot hamper unionizing
August 4, 2023 // Wednesday's ruling stems from a union's challenge to Stericycle Inc's policies barring worker conduct that could harm the company's reputation or create conflicts of interest. The labor board did not rule on the merits of the case but sent it back to an administrative judge to apply the new standard. The board's Democratic majority said employers can rebut the presumption that a rule is unlawful by proving to the NLRB that it "advances a legitimate and substantial interest" that cannot be addressed with a narrower policy. NLRB Member Marvin Kaplan, a Trump appointee, in a dissenting opinion said that standard will be virtually impossible for many employers to meet. He added that his colleagues had failed to balance workers' labor rights with businesses' ability to adopt reasonable rules.