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Reaching a resolution will likely require Boeing to make meaningful concessions on both wages and retirement benefits. The IAM has been preparing for this contract battle for years, and its members are prepared for a long fight. “We’ve saved up for this moment,” Tishchuk said. "We knew Boeing would push back, but we’re in this for the long haul."
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Workers argue that the proposed deal does not adequately address the losses and concessions made over the past decade. “It’s about clawing back ground we lost from a decade of weakness,” explained a Boeing machinist. “We’ve been living on crumbs from contract extensions, and this is the first time we’ve been able to regroup and demand a real, substantial contract.”
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) rejected a contract proposal that, while promising a 25% wage hike over the next four years, failed to meet their demands for better pay, job security, and improved working conditions.
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Union President Jon Holden, who leads the International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 751, expressed a grim outlook ahead of Thursday’s vote. “The response from people is it’s not good enough,” Holden told The Seattle Times. “Right now, I think it will be voted down, and our members will vote to strike.”
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