The Chicago Tribune http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/12752481.htm says the Machinists are the winners in the strike, although Boeing can take some solace in a quick settlement that keeps the company ahead of Airbus for the year.
Key Quote: “Management finally blinked in the 24-day game of chicken between Chicago-based Boeing Co. and striking Machinists.”
The story, you’ll notice, was reprinted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which illustrated it with an Associated Press photo from the Everett picket lines.
The News-Tribune down in Tacoma weighs in with an analysis http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/5210077p-4734713c.html of the contract offer — including the comments that Don Grinde mentioned in his post below.
Don’s Quote: “‘I am voting no on this contract,’ Grinde said. ‘Our primary issue was not addressed: pensions. It’s been a 12-year battle and a battle that must be solved now while we still can.’”
In Kansas, former Boeing workers now with Spirit Aerosystems are awaiting Thursday’s contract vote to see if they’ll go back to work full time, the Wichita Eagle reports. http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/business/industries/aviation/12757879.htm They’ve been on three-day work weeks since the walkout started.
Key Quote: “The union and Boeing reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract over the weekend. Union officials are recommending members accept the new offer. If they do, Spirit employees will work three days this week, four days next week, then resume a normal schedule the week of Oct. 10.”
Herald subscribers got the AP version of this story in the paper this morning. They also got Herald communty columnist Julie Muhlstein’s look at the possible end to the strike http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/09/28/100loc_julie001.cfm
Key Quote: “Jealous? Sure I am. But no one held a gun to my head; no one ordered me not to work for Boeing. There’s no sense playing coulda-shoulda, nor does it make sense to begrudge Machinists generous compensation. Good for them, that’s what I say.”
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