(Reuters) -Boeing’s largest union on Tuesday urged new CEO Kelly Ortberg to get more involved in contract negotiations to end a strike by around 33,000 U.S. West Coast workers, after the U.S. planemaker cut off their healthcare benefits. In August, the former Rockwell Collins boss took over the reins of Boeing, which has been rocked…
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The union for striking Boeing workers said Friday that talks with the aviation giant “broke off” without agreement, after some 33,000 US employees walked out this month. Workers in the Pacific Northwest region walked off the job on September 13 after overwhelmingly voting down a contract offer, effectively shutting down assembly plants for the 737…
By Tim Hepher and Padraic Halpin WASHINGTON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Boeing’s first strike in 16 years could further compound global shortages of jetliners that have been pushing up airfares and forcing airlines to keep older jets flying longer, industry executives and analysts said. The U.S. planemaker’s West Coast workers went on strike at midnight on Friday…
33,000 Boeing (BA) factory workers decided to go on strike last night after unions voted to reject the aircraft manufacturer’s proposed labor contract. As Adobe (ADBE) shares fall in pre-market trading on weaker-than-expected fourth quarter guidance, Oracle (ORCL) is on the rise, presenting a mixed picture in the overall AI landscape. Lastly, US stock futures…
STORY: From why Boeing can’t catch a break, to how Huawei stole Apple’s thunder, this is the Week in Numbers. :: 96% 96% was the proportion of Boeing’s West Coast factory workers who voted to go on strike. They opted against accepting a pay deal that offered 25% wage increases. It’s terrible timing for Boeing,…