Boeing employees to vote on ending seven-week strike on Monday

Striking Boeing employees will vote on Monday on whether to accept a new contract offer that would end the seven-week protest by approving an offer that is slightly better than one that was rejected last week.

The strike, which began on Sept. 13, encompasses 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The union originally asked for 40% in raises over three years and the restoration of traditional pensions that were paused for current employees, and eliminated for newer employees.

The new offer would be a 38% increase over four years, the union said on Thursday. It's lower than asked, but is higher than the 25% increase over four years that was initially offered, according to the Associated Press. It is also higher than last week's increase in wages by 35% in four years, which was rejected by nearly two-thirds of the union.

One Seattle chapter said it supports the offer and claimed it was a compromise that the group could live.

"It is time for our Members to lock in these gains and confidently declare victory," the chapter said in a post on X. "We believe asking members to stay on strike longer wouldn't be right as we have achieved so much success. In every negotiation and strike, there is a point where we have extracted everything that we can in bargaining and by withholding our labor. We are at that point now."

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.