Try GOLD - Free
Boeing workers begin strike for more pay after rejecting CEO's pleas to accept deal
The Guardian
|September 14, 2024
Tens of thousands of Boeing workers walked off the job yesterday after voting overwhelmingly to strike for higher pay, halting production of the planemaker's strongest-selling jet as it wrestles with chronic output delays and mounting debt.
The company said yesterday it was ready to talk and "get back to the table to reach a new agreement" as striking workers picketed.
Newly-installed Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg had pleaded with workers not to go on strike - the first since 2008 - ahead of the vote, saying the action would put the company's "recovery in jeopardy".
About 33,000 workers in Boeing's US Pacific north-west region late on Thursday voted down a tentative agreement reached between their union and the company that included a 25% pay increase over four years.
They voted in favour of a strike beginning on Friday at midnight Pacific time (7am GMT), which halted production of the 737 Max.
Boeing workers voted 94.6% to reject the agreement, and 96% in favour of striking.
This story is from the September 14, 2024 edition of The Guardian.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Guardian
The Guardian
Former Met officer on trial over sexual assault of girl and woman
A former Metropolitan police officer engaged in “predatory and controlling” behaviour for many years, his trial on charges of sexually assaulting a girl and a woman has been told.
1 mins
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
Reeves could cut green levies from energy bills
Rachel Reeves is considering slashing funding aimed at making homes more energy efficient to pay for a reduction in energy bills, sources have told the Guardian, as the chancellor looks for ways to ease the cost of living in this month's budget.
1 min
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
MPs demand answers from HMRC on child benefit fiasco
MPs are demanding answers from HMRC over a child benefit fiasco in which payments were stopped to 23,500 parents as part of an anti-fraud crackdown.
1 mins
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
Homeless will now be able to open accounts with UK's five biggest banks
Homeless people will for the first time be able to open accounts with the UK's five biggest banks in a pilot scheme marking the launch of the government's financial inclusion strategy.
2 mins
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
England in for reshuffle with Roebuck and Steward out
Injuries to Tom Roebuck and Freddie Steward look likely to trigger an eye-catching reshuffle in England's backline for the Test against Fiji on Saturday. Marcus Smith, Henry Arundell and Ollie Lawrence are all in contention to be involved, with Manny Feyi-Waboso potentially the solitary starting back-three survivor from the victory against Australia last Saturday.
2 mins
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain's richest family, dies aged 85
Gopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain's richest family, has died aged 85. He died yesterday in London after a long illness, a spokesperson said.
1 min
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
Helen Garner wins Baillie Gifford prize with intimate diaries
The Australian author Helen Garner has been named the winner of the 2025 Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction for How to End a Story, becoming the first writer to win the prestigious award with a collection of diaries.
1 min
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
'Heroic' train worker is praised for saving lives in stabbing
A “heroic” member of staff who was seriously injured after the mass stabbing onboard a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday has been praised for his “incredibly brave” actions to protect passengers.
2 mins
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
Divisive legacy
A key player in making case for 'war on terror'
1 mins
November 05, 2025
The Guardian
Calls to change 'embarrassing' Prince Andrew street names
As if the ignominy of losing his royal titles was not enough for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, residents living in roads named after the disgraced former prince are now calling for their addresses to be renamed.
1 mins
November 05, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size