The risk of a strike at Boeing is looming as factory workers express dissatisfaction with a contract offer negotiated by their union with the aircraft manufacturer. The union local representing 33,000 Boeing workers anticipates a rejection of the deal, which includes a 25% raise over four years and a commitment that the next new Boeing airplane will be constructed by union members in Washington state.
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in the Seattle area, as well as machinists in other locations in Washington and California, are set to vote on the offer. If the deal is turned down, a strike could commence on Friday.
