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Boeing white-collar workers approve contract offer, averting strike fears
The agreement gives 17,000 engineers and technicians immediate 10% raises and higher guaranteed annual increases after earlier rejection of Boeing’s first offer.
- On Thursday, Boeing's largest white-collar union, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace , voted to approve a sweetened four-year contract, averting a potential strike that threatened critical jetliner production.
- Members previously rejected an initial proposal in August, with 64% of the professional unit and 72% of the technical unit voting against it, which prompted the union to authorize a strike.
- The approved contract guarantees a 10% wage increase effective October 2, followed by 4% annual raises and 2% performance-based hikes, delivering an average 32% pay increase over four years versus 26.5% in the initial offer.
- Avoiding a work stoppage allows Boeing to continue critical certification efforts for the 737 MAX 10 and 777X aircraft. Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg had previously warned a strike would financially hurt the company.
- While 68% of the professional unit and over 53% of the technical unit supported the deal, SPEEA's negotiating team emphasized work remains to rebuild trust; the union plans to survey members to guide future negotiations.
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Boeing Co.'s engineers approved the company's last proposal for a collective agreement, thereby reducing the threat of a strike that could have significantly worsened the position of the American aircraft giant.
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The Seattle TimesBoeing’s white-collar union approves contract offer, avoiding strike
Boeing’s white-collar union members voted to accept the company’s contract offer Thursday, avoiding the possibility of a strike days before their contract was set to expire.
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