Boeing machinists reject new labor contract, extending more than 5-week strike

Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 attend a rally at their union hall during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Washington, U.S. October 15, 2024.  David Ryder | Reuters Boeing machinists voted against a new labor deal that included 35% wage increases over four years, their union said Wednesday, extending a more than…

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Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing strike continues

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019. Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the…

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