Posts tagged Boeing
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.
Spirit AeroSystems to halt work at Wichita plant as union votes to strike
June 22, 2023 // In an emailed statement, IAM said 79% of workers voted to reject the contract and 85% voted to strike. About 55% of Spirit's U.S. workers were covered by the agreement, which will expire this month.
Labor union wants more SC auto workers, manufacturers split on response
January 18, 2023 // The UAW has about 55,000 members working in the southern states — about 15 percent of union active members nationwide — building Daimler trucks in North Carolina, SUVs in Tennessee, and automotive and airplane parts in Alabama. About 2,500 members live in South Carolina, but most are retirees or surviving spouses. The number of working UAW members in South Carolina statewide is 364. Palmetto state’s lack of members is consistent with the state’s overall ranking of having the lowest percentage of unionized workers nationwide — just 2 percent, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Union-friendly changes in the works at U.S. labor board
January 4, 2023 // The U.S. National Labor Relations Board's Democratic majority is poised to make a series of key changes to federal labor law in 2023 that will aid unions amid a surge in organizing that gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NLRB and its general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, have signaled their interest in overturning a number of Trump-era decisions that were favored by business groups.
Boeing avoids labor strike at 3 plants; union members to vote on contract
August 2, 2022 // The employees work at three different Boeing locations in St. Louis, St. Charles, Mo., and Mascoutah, Ill. Negotiations between union leadership and the aviation company over the weekend led to the decision to postpone the strike. The affected workers build weapons and military aircraft at the St. Louis-area plants -- including the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, T-7A trainer and MQ-25 CEO Dave Calhoun
St. Louis Machinists union members vote to strike Boeing Aug.1
July 25, 2022 // IAM workers are one of the biggest trade unions in the U.S. and Canada. There are about 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, and other sectors. IAM District 837 members make and manufacture the world’s top weapons and military aircraft, like F-15, F-18, and others. St. Louis, St. Charles, and Mascoutah, Illinois. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace (IAM) District 837