HeraldNet: Negotiations fail: Did Boeing, Machinists return to talks too soon?



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Aerospace Blog

October 13, 2008

Negotiations fail: Did Boeing, Machinists return to talks too soon?

Posted at 5:12 pm by Michelle Dunlop

Revived negotiations between Boeing and its Machinists union have broken off after only a few days.

Here's a brief story on it.

Reader Questions: Why did negotiations between Boeing and the Machinists fail this time around? Did the aerospace company and union come back to the table too soon?

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