Union members Wednesday could decide to stage strike The New York Times News Service Members of the machinists union at Boeing Co. are set to cast two votes Wednesday that will determine whether they accept a new contract or strike the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer at a crucial moment in the development of its newest plane, the Dreamliner. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace...
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Aerospace giant Boeing Co. (BA) navigated tricky skies this week, as members of the International Association of Machinists completed the first seven days of a strike. The unique circumstances of this strike, held by one...
The “Fighting Machinists” struck Boeing at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 6 and immediately set up picket lines. On Sept. 3, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers had rejected Boeing’s “best and final”...
By Michelle Dunlop Herald Writer EVERETT -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a play for Boeing Machinists' votes on Friday by trashing rival John McCain's record on outsourcing. Speaking via satellite,...
Job action by about 27,000 workers enters second week By JAMES WALLACE P-I REPORTER Scott Carson, president and chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said Friday the company is "open to finding a way" to end a...
Scott Carson, president and chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said Friday the company is "open to finding a way" to end a strike by the Machinists union that will enter its second week Saturday. The strike by...
In what may become a defining strike, nearly 27,000 machinists have stopped work at Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the midst of a boom cycle, largely because they want more say in the company's outsourcing strategy. The...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Titanium shipments are down 5% for the third quarter due to the Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner delay, according to a Friday investor note from Longbow Research. Even more weakness is expected for the...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Titanium shipments are down 5% for the third quarter due to the Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner delay, according to a Friday investor note from Longbow Research. Even more weakness is expected for the...
Machinists face a loss of health coverage after three weeks, but anger over Boeing's power to outsource work may keep the strike going As the strike by 27,000 machinists at Boeing is poised to move into a second week,...
by: William Patalon III posted on: September 12, 2008 | about stocks: BA Just one day after The Boeing Co. was notified that a multi-billion dollar U.S. Air Force tanker competition has been put on hold, the embattled...