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Last month, more than 3,200 union workers at
three Boeing plants in the St.
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Louis area went on strike.
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The employees who make U.S. fighter jets and
advanced weapons systems rejected a landmark
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contract.
The deal reportedly gave workers a 40% bump
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over the next four years, as well as better
medical benefits,
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pensions, overtime, and work-life balance.
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But the union’s members rejected that proposal.
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Well, it’s been a month and since Boeing’s best
aren’t willing to budge,
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the company is looking for a plan B.
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the
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new plan includes hiring permanent replacement
workers.
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Boeing Vice President Dan Gillian says talks
with the International Association of
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Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837
have made little progress.
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Not only are they not getting
closer to terms,
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but rather they’re drifting further apart as
the union issues demands for more of everything.
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Gillian says they also aren’t specific about
what it will take to end the strike after
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rejecting a proposal that was called a landmark
agreement.
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So Boeing is moving forward with its
contingency plan,
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which includes adding permanent replacement
staff for manufacturing roles.
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Bloomberg reports that the planemaker is
scheduled to hold a job fair later this month.
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The plants are still operational at a limited
capacity as the company has shifted some
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positions around.
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While some products are still making it out the
door, Boeing needs to find a swift resolution
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as its defense unit accounted for more than a
third of the company’s total revenue,
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some $23 billion last year.
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I’m David Manti.
This is Manufacturing Now.