Striking Boeing workers to vote Monday on new contract offer

SEATTLE (AP) — The union representing hanging Boeing manufacturing unit employees says members will vote Monday on a brand new contract supply from the corporate that gives barely larger wage will increase than a suggestion that was rejected final week.

Boeing ‘s newest supply would increase wages 38% over 4 years, or a compounded enhance of about 43%, the Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists and Aerospace Staff stated Thursday.

About 33,000 IAM members have been on strike for seven weeks, shutting down manufacturing of most Boeing airline jets together with the corporate’s best-seller, the 737 Max.

The strike started Sept. 13 when greater than 94% of employees voting rejected a suggestion of 25% over 4 years. Final week, 64% shot down a proposal that will have raised basic wages 35% over 4 years.

The union initially demanded 40% in raises over three years and restoration of conventional pensions, which had been frozen for then-current employees and never prolonged to these employed after January 2014. Staff on picked strains within the Seattle space have careworn pensions, however the firm primarily based in Arlington, Virginia, is unwilling to bend on the difficulty.