Boeing employees reject new wage increase proposal, strike continues

The Boeing management proposal was rejected by approximately 64 percent of IAM members. The company had offered a 35 percent salary increase over four years. But the proposal did not include a reintroduction of the pension scheme, which had been abolished in 2008. Many employees had asked for this reintroduction.

More than 33,000 Boeing workers walked off the job on September 13 to demand higher wages. It is the first major strike in sixteen years at the aircraft manufacturer. The strike is raging in the two most important Boeing factories in the region, among others. This concerns the Renton (where the best-selling Boeing aircraft is built, the 737) and Everett (where the 777 is produced and various military programs are housed).

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Boeing is in dire straits. CEO Kelly Ortberg announced earlier this month that he wants to reduce the workforce by about 10 percent, which equates to cutting about 17,000 jobs worldwide.

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