Unionized machinists returned to the picket lines Thursday, less than 12 hours after the International Association of Machinists (IAM) and Aerospace Workers announced the latest contract proposal from Boeing was voted down by almost a two-to-one margin.
In Everett, dozens picketed along Airport Road and Seaway Boulevard before sunrise, where over the past five weeks, union members have consistently huddled around burn barrels, waving signs, eliciting honks from supportive drivers.
Those who voted “no” on the latest offer – which would have instituted a 35% general wage increase over four years with a yearly bonus of at least four percent — told KIRO Newsradio they also want a return
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