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Boeing workers vote to strike; contract extended
Boeing Co. aircraft assembly workers have voted to strike for an unprecedented second time in three years. However, at the request of Gov. Chris Gregoire and a federal mediator, their contract has been extended 48 hours.
Boeing Co. aircraft assembly workers have voted to strike for an unprecedented second time in three years. However, at the request of Gov. Chris Gregoire and a federal mediator, their contract has been extended 48 hours.
The vote Wednesday was 87 percent in favor of a strike as unanimously recommended by Machinists union negotiators. Under union rules a strike requires at least two-thirds approval from those voting.
In separate balloting, union members also voted 80 percent to reject Boeing's third and final three-year contract offer, which included pay raises averaging 11 percent.
The walkout had been set to begin at 12:01 a.m. PDT Thursday, after the expiration of a contract covering more than 27,000 workers, including 25,000 in the Puget Sound region. Now that contract has a short extension.
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