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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — About 3,200 Boeing workers in the U.S. states of Missouri and Illinois went on strike on Monday after contract talks with the company failed.
The strike was called earlier after members of District Lodge 837 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) voted to reject an amended four-year labor agreement with Boeing.
The vote comes after an overwhelming majority of IAM members rejected Boeing's previous proposal on July 27.
“We will be participating in the picket lines to ensure Boeing sees the collective power of workers,” IAM President Brian Bryant said in a statement Sunday.
“They rightly deserve contracts that will provide stability for their families and take into account their professional experience,” said Sam Cicinelli, IAM’s vice president of the Midwest region.
The IAM is one of North America's largest and most diverse industrial unions, representing nearly 600,000 active and retired members in aerospace, defense, aviation, rail, transportation, health care, automotive and other industries throughout the United States and Canada.
Boeing expressed disappointment with the vote. Boeing Air Dominance Vice President and CEO Dan Gillian, who also leads the St. Louis plant, said the company was “disappointed that our employees rejected an offer that included a 40 percent average wage increase and included their requests for flexible work arrangements.”
“The company was prepared for the strike and had fully operational contingency plans to ensure that non-striking employees could continue to support our customers,” he added. –0–
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