Defenders of more than three thousand waves will strike Monday, a new blow to the struggling aviation giant.
This is after union members of the Missouri and Illinois operations (building F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft) voted against the company’s latest offer, salary, work schedule and pension.
“Our employees rejected a offer, rejecting a 40% offer,” Dan Gillian, vice president of Boeing’s air superiority division, said in a statement.
Boeing strives to turn around after a series of problems, including safety issues and harmful Seven weeks of strike Last year it was composed of passenger aircraft workers.
The planned strike was led by a local branch of the International Association of Mechanics and Aerospace Workers (IAM), based in St. Louis, home to Boeing’s Defense Manufacturing Center.
“Members make it clear that they deserve a contract that reflects their skills, dedication and the key role they play in our nation’s defense,” Tom Boelling, a senior coalition official, said in a statement.
“We stand side by side with these working families in their work to fight for fairness and respect.”
It would be the first strike for Boeing’s defense operations since 1996, when work stopped for more than three months.
IAM is one of the largest unions in the United States, with approximately 600,000 members in aerospace, defense, shipbuilding and manufacturing.
Boeing has been hit by a series of crises in recent years, including two fatal crashes and a dramatic air blowout in a plane.
In 2018, Boeing 737 crashed After taking off from JakartaIndonesia, killed all 189 people on board. A few months later, another 157 people died when a Boeing plane crashed soon After taking off in Ethiopia.
Installed on unused emergency exits of Boeing 737 MAX in 2024 respectively Stand out of flight.
The financial problems of the form were exacerbated by a strike of about 30,000 workers last year, spending billions on their passenger aircraft operations.
The company only delivers 348 aircraft Last year, the lowest output for customers of customers, since the pandemic.
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