‘It was just a joke’: Portland Boeing workers decry low wages, drop in quality as strike enters one-week mark

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers International President Brian Bryant demanded Boeing return to negotiation table at Thursday’s rally.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Workers and union members are quickly approaching the one-week mark of striking in response to Boeing not meeting their demands for a fair contract.

Members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) and Aerospace Workers voted against the latest proposed contract earlier in the month. It offered pay raises of 25% over a four-year contract, but many employees described it as insulting, and said they need something more that will make up for the last several years.

“It was just a joke; it was

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