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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rio Yamat and Mae Anderson

Boeing workers reject their latest contract offer, extending strike at three Midwest plants

Boeing Strike - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed.

The vote on Friday refusing the latest proposal sends the workers back to the picket lines, according to the union representing the 3,200 striking workers who build fighter jets, weapons systems and the U.S. Navy’s first carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Fifty-seven percent of members voted against the proposal, the union said.

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