(5 Nov 2024)
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Seattle, Washington – 4 November 2024
1 Various of union members waiting for announcement in Seattle Union hall, interiors of hall
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Olson, Boeing tool maker (voted to approve):
"I think what we got was a fair deal. I think it’s a good stepping stone for contracts in the future. I believe that, you know, there are things that I wish that could have gotten brought up and we could have secured, but, you know, everything’s a negotiation. And you know what they say, a lot of people say, is, you know, no one walks away from a negotiation happy, but I am happy with the result that happened today."
3. Media
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Melanie Marciniak, traveling wings mechanic for 737 Max Program (voted to reject contract):
(Speaking about her reaction to Jon Holden’s announcement)
"It was interesting. It was kind of what I expected. I was talking to people. They thought it would be 50/50 and it was 50/50 so I think that some people had a rude reaction, that one person who yelled no at Jon Holden, I can respect Jon. He’s doing his best for us. He’s doing his best, but I think that it’s time for the strike to be over and we got to get back to building airplanes."
5. Group of union members
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Eep Grace Bolaño Duque, calibration specialist (voted to approve contract):
"I … very conflicted. This was definitely not a victory. We were threatened with regressive offers, and that is something that would have completely split up our membership into pieces. You know, yes votes blaming no votes for for getting a lesser offer next time around, and so on and so forth, and that kind of disunity is so scary to contemplate when, when we already have division within the union."
7. Group of union members
STORYLINE:
A strike by 33,000 Boeing factory workers is coming to an end.
Union machinists voted on Monday to accept the company’s latest contract offer, which includes a 38% pay raise over four years.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says 59% of its members who cast ballots voted for the contract.
The strike started in mid-September and has shut down production of most Boeing airline planes, including the best-selling 737 Max. That’s depriving the company of cash that it gets when it delivers new planes to airline customers.
Jon Holden, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 President called the new contract a victory when he announced the results of the vote.
Boeing tool maker John Olson agreed. "I think what we got was a fair deal. I think it’s a good stepping stone for contracts in the future," he said.
Boeing calibration specialist Eep Grace Bolaño Duque disagreed. "We were threatened with regressive offers, and that is something that would have completely split up our membership into pieces," she said.
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