Category: Strikes

Boeing Union Approves New Contract, Ending Strike

About 33,000 workers at the aerospace manufacturer rejected two earlier contract offers and had been on strike for nearly two months.
New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike

The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times’s digital operation.
Storms and Strikes Take a Toll on Pre-election Jobs Report

U.S. payrolls grew by only 12,000 in October, a figure that left markets placid but fueled political contention. Unemployment remained 4.1 percent.
Boeing Reaches New Deal With Union in Hopes of Ending Strike

The aerospace manufacturer’s largest union said it would put the contract to a vote on Monday by its 33,000 members, who rejected two earlier agreements.
The Jobs Report on Friday May Be a Fluke and a Political Football

Economists expect the October data to show unusually weak job creation. But hurricanes and strikes may account for much of the shortfall.
Boeing Will Sell $19 Billion in Stock Amid Costly Strike

The aerospace company, locked in a standoff with striking workers, is seeking to shore up its balance sheet and avoid a credit rating downgrade.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boeing Seeks to Line Up Billions in Financing as Strike Goes On

The aerospace giant said it could raise as much as $25 billion in debt or equity over the next three years, including a $10 billion line of credit.
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.