(5 Nov 2024)
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Renton, Washington – 4 November 2024
1 Exterior of Renton union hall, members walking in to vote
2. Sign on union building door
3. Union members
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Keon James Baluca, Boeing Renton technician:
"What changed my mind was the strike is going on for too long, and, you know, I’d rather – I miss work. I miss working. Being able to go to work, so, keeps me motivated."
5. Various exterior shots of Renton union hall
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Helgeson, Boeing, Machine Repair in Renton:
"Yes, you know, I voted rejected initially, and the middle one, I was on the fence, so I didn’t really, I didn’t vote. But this one is definitely a fair deal."
(Off camera reporter: So what has changed from the previous ones that you didn’t support?)
"Better pay. I was actually kind of happy with the 35% and also the retirement I think is fair on that. So, I know everybody wanted the pension back, but we’re just not going to get that back. And so that, and really it was the pay, the one day extra per year, just personal time. I think that’s a good deal, right there. So, and also the overtime. Getting the overtime taken care of where if we work a weekend, we don’t have to work the weekend after."
++NIGHT SHOTS++
7. Various shots of picketers, signs outside Boeing Renton plant
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Zachary Fleischer, Mechanic at Boeing, Assembly Installer:
"I voted to reject the contract."
(Off camera reporter: Why?)
"Because it is the same contract as last time, but with very slightly higher pay. And I think that the pay progression should be faster than it is."
9. Sign reading (English) "Pre-Historic Contract"
STORYLINE:
The voting has closed for unionized factory workers at Boeing who were deciding Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to extend their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes.
A vote to ratify the contract on the eve of Election Day would clear the way for a major U.S. manufacturer and government contractor to resume airplane production.
If members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers vote for a third time to reject Boeing’s offer, it would plunge the aerospace giant into further financial peril and uncertainty.
In its latest proposed contract, Boeing is offering pay raises of 38% over four years plus ratification and productivity bonuses.
IAM District 751, which represents Boeing workers in the Pacific Northwest, endorsed the proposal, which is slightly more generous than one the machinists voted down nearly two weeks ago.
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