Boeing employees return to work
Multiple Boeing-manufactured aircraft sit at the aircraft manufacturer’s facility at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake. The Boeing machinists have now returned to work to fix and build these planes; however, it will be several weeks before production resumes due to safety protocols.
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Boeing employees on their first day of striking Sept. 13 after 94.6% of members voted to reject the initial contract offered by Boeing. The strike lasted for 52 days before members accepted the fourth contract offer and voted on three.
MOSES LAKE – Boeing is taking its first steps to fully restart airplane production in the Puget Sound region as thousands of IAM-represented employees return to work following a 52-day strike and subsequent contract agreement. Tuesday marked the last day striking employees could return to work. Employees began returning Nov. 6.
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