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Charles PELLEGRIN

Boeing factory workers to vote on new union contract and strike action

Boeing Oregon Singapore Washington D.C.

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Boeing workers in Washington and Oregon will be voting on Thursday night on whether to accept a new contract offer that increases wages by 25 percent over the next four years. If the deal is turned down, as has been predicted by union organisers, they will need a two-thirds majority to approve strike action. Also in this edition, we take a look at the plight of migrant workers in Singapore as Pope Francis calls for them to have a "fair wage" during his visit to the city-state.

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