machinists strike Boeing Co.

[Skymess]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/business...amp;oref=slogin


Machinists Go on Strike Against Boeing
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
The union that represents machinists struck the Boeing Company early Saturday, crippling its aircraft production in the United States and potentially delaying the development of an important new plane, the Dreamliner.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said its 27,000 members at Boeing walked off the job at 3:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. It had told workers in an e-mail message on Friday afternoon that "the strike is on."

If the strike goes on for more than two weeks, union members will begin drawing $150 a week in strike pay during the third week of the strike. The typical pay for a union member is $27 an hour, or about $56,000 a year before overtime and bonuses.

The decision came after the two sides failed to reach agreement on a new three-year contract during negotiations in Orlando, Fla., that were supervised by a federal mediator.

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[UAL_TECH]

machinists strike Boeing Co.

 

[DallasConehead]

http://www.yahoo.com/s/948810

These guys and their union know what it takes.

 

[Barfbag]

More strikes a'coming

Bush - McCain more of the same

 

[Barfbag]

Well they certainly got a lot of cojones, with the latest unemployment rate report yesterday, 9/05 showing the unemployment rate the highest in five years.

There are certainly two wars now, domestic ( war against the middle class ) and foreign.

God help us.

 

[Bob Owens]

Wasnt Boeing the example the Twu and AA used as their model for "working Together?

Well now they are on strike and they never took a 25% paycut either!

One thing for sure is Jim Little is not in control of their union!

 

[Bob Owens]

More strikes a'coming

Bush - McCain more of the same

Just call him McBush

 

[777 fixer]

http://www.yahoo.com/s/948810

These guys and their union know what it takes.

I might be wrong but I think it was the last IAM contract with Boeing that allowed BA to outsource so much of the 787.

 

[DallasConehead]

I might be wrong but I think it was the last IAM contract with Boeing that allowed BA to outsource so much of the 787.

Easily confused here being a conehead, how does the IAM contract with Boeing allow British Air to contract out 787 work?

From the NY Times:

"Boeing had offered its workers, who earn about $56,000 a year before overtime, a three-year deal that includes as much as $5,000 in bonuses and an 11 percent wage increase, plus cost-of-living increases of 3 percent. The company also backed off a controversial proposal to replace its pension plan with a 401(k) for new workers. Still, the deal would require many workers to pay more for health-care coverage and include rules that union officials say would undermine job security. The union wants higher wage increases and job security guarantees, and it wants Boeing to hold the line on health-care costs."

 

[phlgreaser]

I hope the IAM will do better for the Boeing employees than what US Airways mechanics got.

 

[777 fixer]

Easily confused here being a conehead, how does the IAM contract with Boeing allow British Air to contract out 787 work?

BA is Boeing's stock ticker symbol.

 

[tech2101]

I might be wrong but I think it was the last IAM contract with Boeing that allowed BA to outsource so much of the 787.

You are correct.

That is why the Boeing workers are so pissed that they want more givebacks.

BA = The Boeing Company