Summary
- Boeing officials have withdrawn a proposed contract offering 30 percent raises over four years after negotiations with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union broke down.
- The union criticized Boeing for not negotiating and making non-negotiable demands that were deemed excessive.
- Members of the IAM found Boeing’s offer to be inadequate, leading to overwhelming response against it.
- Boeing’s vice president of labor relations urged the union to submit the offer for a membership vote to end the strike.