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Boeing, union reach deal to end strike
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Sorry if there is a related post already about the strike, I did a search and couldn't find anything. Phillippe |
Thanks for the above Phillipe.
The big question now is whether Boeing can negotiate a suitable deal with SPEEA and avoid a second union strike... |
About time. I sincerely hope the other union doesn't get too gnarly and then everything can get back to normal, Boeing can start shipping out new aircraft and we finally get to see the Dreamliner fly :)
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Union votes this Saturday...
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Union says vote in favour, however, I've looked at it and it barely has any changes from the intial offer. Seems staff have lost 2 months wages and Boeing saved two months wages...:eek:
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I read somewhere (can't think where ;) ) one of the Unionists reckons Boeing wanted the strike to catch up on inventory, etc. There are some seriously twisted views on the whole thing. :confused: |
I dont buy that line since suppliers are complaining that the lack of work at Boeing has meant that they have had to go on short working weeks etc.
You'd think that if they wanted to catch up on parts etc, they'd continue manufacturing?? Either way, the union has lost 2 months wage, which is money saved by Boeing, despite them losing some $40m+ a day due to the strike.... |
Votes will be cast today.
I wonder which way this goes and how it affects talks with the other union, SPEEA. |
They really need to get back to work. This isn't the 1950's any more.
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Agreed- staff have already lost 2 months wages for a deal that barely changed from the September offer.
And if SPEEA has any sense, they'll agree a new contract and avoid striking altogether. However, I still find it insane, given Boeing's huge backlog, that they are only doing a 4-year deal. They should lock both unions into a longer, non-negotiable deal lasting 7+ years. |
I'm surprised they're going for 4. I would have thought the Unions (at least the people who run them - BYW, do they still get paid while the members are on strike?) would love an excuse to go out on strike every year (sic)
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Nope, no pay while on strike.
Well, at least its all over now. Only the SPEEA union to strike a deal with and its really ALL OVER! |
SPEEA has authorised a strike vote.
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Results have just come in from SPEEA's contract vote and they have ratified the deal, averting a second strike.
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Maybe, just maybe, Boeing will start making some planes now. 787's and even a 748 or two would be nice. :eek:
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