SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers went on strike Friday at Boeing factories in Washington, Oregon and California after union members overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The work stoppage involving 33,000 machinists will not disrupt commercial flights immediately but was expected to shut down production
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Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists
Boeing and its largest union said Sunday they reached agreement on a new contract that, if ratified, will avoid a strike that threatened to shut down aircraft production by the end of the coming week. Boeing said 33,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers would get pay raises of 25%
Boeing Starliner capsule departs from space station, leaving its 2 astronauts behind for months
Science After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station on Friday without its crew and landed back on Earth.Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the space station in June, but won’t be able to get home until 2025 Marcia Dunn · The Associated Press · Posted: