Summary Jon Holden, the president of IAM District 751, has shared that the union and Boeing still have work to do to agree on a new contract for its employees. The current contract expires on September 12, with the union already authorizing a strike in a vote on July 17. The new chief executive of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, has said that he wanted to reset the relationship between the company and its main unions.
Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 751 are still far off from an agreement, with the union, representing employees working at the manufacturer’s Seattle, Washington, United States, facilities being prepared to walk out and strike in September. Salaries the main priority In an interview with The Seattle Times , Jon Holden, the president of IAM District 751, remarked that while the union was concerned about the financial position of Boeing, the labor collective was prepared to walk out and strike. Holden added that workers’ salaries were the number one priority, with the IAM District 751 executive saying that the union asked for a 40% wage increase over a period of three years.
The union’s head told the Seattle-based publication that whether Boeing could afford to pay its members was not even a question because the company absolutely could. Boeing and IAM District 751 began their contract negotiations on March 8, with the union releasing a statement that this was the first time in 16 years that it had an .