What could be the local economic cost of the Boeing machinists strike?

The company supports about 200,000 aerospace jobs across Washington state.

EVERETT, Wash. — For just the eighth time in nearly a century workers at the Boeing Company are on strike.

At midnight on Friday, 33,000 machinists walked off the job. The move could have ripple effects near and far as airplane production grinds to a halt.

Lonnie Holman-Hernandez said he’s on the picket line for his two kids.

“I want to be able to buy a home for them, or have them buy their own homes and live the American dream,” he said. “And it all starts now.”

“Now” starts

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