Boeing machinists to vote on new contract offer that could end strike

Machinists on strike will vote on Wednesday whether or not to accept a new contract offer from Boeing.

EVERETT, Wash. — Forty days and counting. That’s how long Boeing machinists have been out of work. A new contract offer on the table could end the weeks-long strike if members choose to approve it. 

The new offer from Boeing includes a 35% general wage increase over four years, the annual bonus program known at AMPP reinstated, a $7,000 ratification bonus and a one-time company contribution of $5,000 to machinists’ 401ks.

“I’m hoping that we’ll have a no vote,” Dennis Kronewitter, a machinist on strike, said.

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