The aerospace company, locked in a standoff with striking workers, is seeking to shore up its balance sheet and avoid a credit rating downgrade.
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Why Boeing Workers Rejected a New Contract: Retirement Benefits
A large majority of more than 33,000 striking union members voted against a contract that included big raises but not the restoration of a frozen pension plan.
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Boeing Union Workers Reject Contract
The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.
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Boeing’s New C.E.O. Calls for ‘Culture Change’ as Strike Vote Looms
As Kelly Ortberg presented his strategic vision, more than 33,000 striking employees of the aerospace manufacturer were expected to vote on a new contract.
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Boeing Union Says It Will Vote on New Proposal to End Strike
The machinists union that represents more than 33,000 workers said that the deal includes raises of 35 percent over the four-year life of the contract.
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Boeing Will Cut 17,000 Jobs in Bid to Slash Costs
A new chief executive is restructuring the aerospace manufacturer, which has been losing money for several years while struggling to improve production quality.
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Boeing Labor Talks Stall as Strike Nears One-Month Mark
The aerospace manufacturer withdrew its latest offer to a union whose more than 33,000 members went on strike last month, and both sides exchanged blame for the breakdown.
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Jazz Has a New Home in Seattle. One Caveat: The Place Is ‘For Lease.’
The nonprofit Seattle Jazz Fellowship has carved out a performance space in the historic Globe Building — for now — and is putting its economic model to the test.
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Boeing Says It Has Made Its ‘Best and Final’ Offer to Striking Workers
The proposal includes raises of 30 percent over the four-year contract, up from a 25 percent offer, but it’s unclear whether it will satisfy workers.
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Boeing to Begin Temporary Layoffs Because of Strike
The aerospace giant said it would temporarily lay off tens of thousands of employees to stem losses from a walkout by the machinists’ union.
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Boeing Expected to Restart Labor Negotiations as It Seeks End to Strike
Federal mediators will help the aerospace manufacturer and leaders of the union representing more than 33,000 workers who went on strike last week reach a deal.
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Thousands of Boeing Workers Go On Strike: What to Know
Thousands of Boeing workers in Washington State and Oregon walked off the job on Friday in the first strike at the plane maker in 16 years.