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Investing.com -- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 has rejected Boeing’s latest contract proposal, extending a strike that has now lasted 79 days.
In a message to members, the IAM Bargaining Committee described Boeing’s five-year offer as "nothing short of disrespectful" after meetings with the company through federal mediators over the past two days.
The union stated that Boeing’s proposal lacked "meaningful improvements" in key areas including retirement security, ratification bonus, and top-of-scale wage growth. The IAM also objected to Boeing’s insistence on a fifth contract year "despite adding no additional value" for that period.
The union further criticized Boeing’s return-to-work agreement, which would allow managers and non-union workers to perform union members’ jobs for the first 30 days after the strike ends. The proposal would also terminate any member who doesn’t immediately return to work, which the union called "absolutely unacceptable" given that many strikers have taken other jobs to support their families during the work stoppage.
IAM noted that its members had already passed a "sensible pre-ratified offer" in September that would provide Boeing "a clear path to end this strike," but claimed the company continues to ignore this proposal.
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