In the wage dispute at the US aircraft manufacturer that has been going on for weeks Boeing According to the union, an agreement in principle has been reached.
The union IAM announced on Saturday that the offer now negotiated was “worth considering”.
According to the union, the agreement is intended to result in a wage increase of 35 percent stretched over 4 years include. There will be a vote on this next Wednesday. The union had originally demanded 40 percent.
Strike since September
The strike by 33,000 workers on the West Coast has been troubling the traditional US company for weeks. The labor dispute has been going on since September 13th and, according to estimates by the rating agency S&P, is costing Boeing a billion dollars a month.
The aircraft manufacturer has had numerous problems in recent years, primarily concerning the safety of its machines. The strike has crippled two major aircraft assembly plants for the 737 MAX and 777 in the Puget Sound region, further hurting the financially troubled company’s turnaround efforts.