After 6 months of negotiations, thousands of Boeing machinists go hit the picket line

More than 1,200 machinists in Oregon are fighting for higher pay, retirement, job security and more, saying that their wages have stagnated over eight years.

GRESHAM, Ore. — More than 30,000 Boeing machinists are on strike across America, including more than 1,200 in Oregon. Dozens were on the picket lines outside the Gresham facility, starting midnight Thursday.

“You can’t build Boeing airplanes without the machinists. You can’t build Boeing airplanes without the parts we make here in Portland,” said Eric Bitney on the Gresham picket line Friday morning.

The majority of Boeing’s largest machinists’ union — more than 30,000 members, including those in Seattle

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