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Striking Boeing workers reject 35% pay rise offer (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Striking Boeing workers have rejected a new offer from the plane-making giant, which included a 35% pay rise over four years.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union said 64% of its members voted against the proposed deal.

More than 30,000 of Boeing's employees have joined the walkout, which started on 13 September, after an initial offer was rejected.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Boeing could pay them a 35% bump retroactive to the start of the year, guarantee them an inflation linked annual increase starting at 10%, and give them a beautiful pension.

They don't, because Boeing is run by money men now, and not engineers. Besides, it's not much a gamble when they can be confident in the worst scenarios, the workers get ordered back to work, or Boeing gets bailed out after losing all their money due to the strike. It's a win win win when your underlying goal is to not pay people what they're worth.

9% a year for the next four years doesn't even make up for the last four years of 'inflation'. I wouldn't take that deal either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

the workers get ordered back to work

What do you mean? Boeing can bark orders how long and how loud they want, why would the workers return if their conditions aren't met?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is a bit ambiguous, isn't it. To clarify, I'm talking about Boeing lobbying the government to end strike action and force the union to accept terms whether or not they want to.

It's happened in America, and it's happened in cold America.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

What.The.Fuck