Textron Aviation and the union representing machinists on strike will return to the negotiating table on Thursday
Textron Aviation, machinists union to resume negotiations Thursday Read Post »
Boeing withdrew a contract offer for 33,000 machinists who have been on strike since mid-September, and said further negotiations “do not make sense at this point.”
Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with union end without a deal Read Post »
Thousands of dockworkers on the East Coast and Gulf Coast will return to work after reaching a tentative agreement on wages, ending one of the biggest work stoppages in decades.
Week two of Textron Aviations strike. Workers lose health benefits.
Textron Aviation enters second week of strike. Loses health insurance. Read Post »
Boeing’s largest union urged new CEO Kelly Ortberg on Tuesday 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
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The National Transportation Safety Board is issuing “urgent safety recommendations” for some Boeing 737s—including the embattled 737 MAX line— warning that critical flight controls could jam. The independent investigative agency is issuing the warning that an actuator attached to the rudder on some 737 NG and 737 MAX airplanes could fail. The move comes after
SPEEA’s Executive Board on Thursday unanimously rejected a written request from the Boeing Co. to include engineers and technical workers represented by the union in its planned furloughs of non-union workers.
SPEEA rejects furloughs for union’s members at Boeing Read Post »
Boeing faces more problems with Wednesday’s announcement that the company will furlough thousands of employees to save money as union workers in the Pacific Northwest go on strike. While it’s hard to know how the strike and furloughs at Boeing will affect suppliers like Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita since we don’t know how long the strike will last,
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