Posts tagged ratification bonus
Striking Portland Staff Reach Agreement; Faculty Remain on Strike
March 30, 2026 // Both unions began striking on March 11, and classes moved online. If the faculty strike continues past Monday, March 30, the college has said it will push the start of the spring term to Monday, April 6. Student financial aid disbursements will also be delayed.
PCC, classified employees union reach tentative deal that could end strike for 700 workers
March 26, 2026 // Portland Community College and its Federation of Classified Employees union have reached a tentative agreement that could end a strike involving about 700 classified employees and move the college closer to resuming normal operations. The tentative agreement, posted at 6:18 p.m. March 25, includes a 0% cost-of-living adjustment for this year and a 5% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026-27. Classified employees also would receive a $1,350 lump-sum payment upon ratification on the next payroll cycle and would be able to cash out up to 40 vacation hours.
Boeing floats higher signing bonus in new proposal to St. Louis union
November 12, 2025 // Parker said parts of the previous proposal remain, including an increase in vacation and sick leave. It also includes the option to cash out vacation time that can't be carried over if a worker is above the 80 hours cap. “That means the average base pay will go from $75,000 to $109,000 a year. And, there’s the potential for even more value with overtime,” Parker said.
Workers Reject Boeing’s Latest Offer After Nearly Three Months on Strike
October 28, 2025 // “To fund the increases in this offer, we had to make trade-offs,” including reduced hourly wage increases tied to attendance and certain shift work, Boeing Vice President Dan Gillian said in a message to workers on Thursday. IAM leaders have pressed the planemaker for higher retirement plan contributions and a ratification bonus closer to the $12,000 that Boeing gave to union members on strike last year in the company’s commercial airplane division in the Pacific Northwest.
Union workers react to federal mediator joining talks with Boeing
September 30, 2025 // “The last offer we had from the union, they had a federal mediator and we seemed to get a worse offer,” Martin said. “If they can point Boeing in the right direction, aside from last time, it still didn’t seem to do a good thing for the union.” Union members say contracts at other Boeing plants — especially in places like Seattle — come with better pay and stronger benefits. “No one cares about this ratification bonus that they’re pushing so hard on everyone. We want better pay for all of our members. The ratification bonus is a right now solution and I think most of us are thinking about our futures,” said another Boeing worker on strike.
VW’s 20% Raise And Bonus Offer Could Make or Break US Union Deal
September 23, 2025 // That’s clear today as Volkswagen recently took the unusual step of publicly addressing their “final contract offer to the UAW.” In a brief statement, the company said negotiations have been going on for nearly a year and their latest offer will be their last.
Union floats offer to end six-week Boeing Defense strike
September 17, 2025 // IAM proposes contract with better bonuses, retirement contributions Boeing calls proposal a 'waste of time' that will prolong strike Boeing says it plans to replace striking machinists with new hires
Boeing hires replacement workers as defense unit strike enters second month
September 8, 2025 // The company had offered a 20% general wage increase, a $5,000 ratification bonus and other improvements. Boeing said the increases could average about 40% taking into account other improvements. The increases would bring average IAM 837 machinist pay to more than $102,000 from $75,000, according to a note from Jefferies last month. Boeing’s defense unit contributed about 30% of the company’s $42 billion in revenue in the first half of this year.
Boeing says no negotiations scheduled, $5K bonus no longer available
August 18, 2025 // Boeing confirms no negotiations scheduled with the machinists union as the strike nears one week.
Boeing’s contract offer rejected by union members
July 29, 2025 // Union members who assemble Boeing's (BA.N), opens new tab fighter jets in the St. Louis area have "overwhelmingly voted" to reject the company's contract offer on Sunday, with the company now preparing for an imminent strike. Boeing's proposal, which was sent on Tuesday to more than 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837, included a 20% general wage increase over four years and a $5,000 ratification bonus, as well as more vacation time and sick leave.