Boeing said on Wednesday it will temporarily furlough tens of thousands of employees after about 30,000 machinists went on strike on Friday, halting production of its 737 MAX and other airplanes. “We are initiating temporary furloughs over the coming days that will impact a large number of US-based executives, managers and employees,” CEO Kelly Ortberg […]

For a company that has lost $33 billion since 2019, a strike that virtually halts production of its major product is the last thing it needs. But that’s the reality for embattled aircraft maker Boeing. How long the strike lasts will determine how serious the problems are for Boeing. If the strike lasts a week

Boeing Machinists union members voted Thursday by an overwhelming majority to reject management’s contract offer and go on strike. Boeing’s 33,000 blue-collar workers were instructed to walk out at 12:01 a.m. Friday and stay out indefinitely. International Association of Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden, who on Sunday urged members to accept the deal, announced

Boeing and the Machinists union, which represents 33,000 of its employees on the West Coast, have reached a tentative deal that could avoid a strike that had been set to start this Friday. Before it will take effect, the deal would need the approval of the rank-and-file union members who build commercial jets. But leadership

As part of its 2024 campaign program, the AFL-CIO, a federation of 60 unions and more than 12.5 million members, launched a comprehensive new online guide that digs into the policies and approach of the Trump Project 2025 Agenda that will impact working people, our families, and the future of America’s unions. The Trump Project

The IAM Executive Council has met and unanimously voted to hold the 2024 IAM Grand Lodge Convention at New York Hilton Midtown from September 1-6, 2024. A call letter will soon be sent to District and Local Lodges with further information. An essential part of the Convention will be the 2024 IAM Commemorative Convention Book,