Boeing factory workers vote to end seven-week strike and accept pay deal
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers vote to end seven-week strike and accept pay deal

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Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty plea in criminal case over 737 MAX crashes: Report
5 days, 19 hours ago

Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty plea in criminal case over 737 MAX crashes: Report

Firstpost  

The plea deal would have branded Boeing a convicted felon and required it to pay a $487.2m fine, along with $455m in safety and compliance improvements. Victims’ families condemned this as a “sweetheart deal” that falls far short of holding Boeing accountable Boeing is attempting to withdraw an agreement to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge linked to the …

US judge rejects Boeing plea deal in conspiracy case stemming from fatal 737 Max crashes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US judge rejects Boeing plea deal in conspiracy case stemming from fatal 737 Max crashes

The Independent  

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US judge rejects Boeing plea deal in fatal MAX 737 crashes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US judge rejects Boeing plea deal in fatal MAX 737 crashes

Al Jazeera  

Ruling creates uncertainty around Boeing’s criminal prosecution in connection with development of its bestselling plane. “Judge O’Connor has recognized that this was a cozy deal between the government and Boeing that failed to focus on the overriding concerns – holding Boeing accountable for its deadly crime and ensuring that nothing like this happens again in the future.” Many relatives of …

US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

Associated Press  

DALLAS — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. “Judge O’Connor has recognized that this was a cozy deal between the government and Boeing that …

Boeing plea deal related to Max crashes rejected by judge
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing plea deal related to Max crashes rejected by judge

CNN  

New York CNN — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a plea agreement between Boeing and the US government after the company said it would plead guilty to deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration ahead of two fatal 737 Max crashes. The rejection by US District Court Judge Reed O’Connor citied his problems with the selection process for a independent monitor …

Boeing To Pay Lost Wages To Furloughed Workers, But Layoffs Still On The Cards
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing To Pay Lost Wages To Furloughed Workers, But Layoffs Still On The Cards

ABP News  

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg announced in the week that employees discharged from duty during the strike by factory workers will receive compensation by the company for the lost wages. Ortberg informed on Thursday that employees that were furloughed during the strike, that lasted seven weeks, will be repaid by the firm for the wages they lost during the period, reported …

Boeing Strike Ends After Workers Accept 43% Pay Hike Deal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing Strike Ends After Workers Accept 43% Pay Hike Deal

Firstpost  

Boeing workers have reached an agreement with the company, ending the 50-day strike. The deal calls for an immediate 13 per cent increase and raises of 9 per cent for each of the next two years, and then another 7 per cent in the fourth and final year of the contract. Workers will also receive a ratification bonus of $12,000.

Boeing employees vote to end strike
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing employees vote to end strike

Politico  

It’s also welcome news for the economy, which had started to show signs of stress due to the strike. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week showed that manufacturing jobs declined by roughly 46,000 largely “due to strike activity” throughout October, BLS said. After rejecting a previous contract offer, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers …

Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

The Independent  

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Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end seven-week strike
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end seven-week strike

LA Times  

of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 President Jon Holden greets union members in Seattle after announcing the vote to accept a new contract offer from Boeing. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company’s fourth formal offer and the third put to a vote. “We believe asking …

Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

LA Times  

A Boeing employee looks at informational pamphlets before heading in to vote on a new contract offer Oct. 23 at the Aerospace Machinists Union hall in Renton, Wash. Unionized factory workers at Boeing are voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most …

Boeing Workers Prepare to Vote on Contract Offer Amid Financial Peril
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing Workers Prepare to Vote on Contract Offer Amid Financial Peril

Al Jazeera  

Boeing workers are voting on whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike. If members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers vote to reject Boeing’s offer for a third time, it will plunge the aerospace giant into further financial peril and uncertainty.

Boeing strike to go on as workers reject latest contract proposal
5 months ago

Boeing strike to go on as workers reject latest contract proposal

The Independent  

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Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract
5 months, 1 week ago

Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract

NPR  

Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON — Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion in the third quarter on Wednesday, as its striking machinists voted on whether to accept a new contract offer. The head of Emirates, a major Boeing customer, said …

Boeing reports massive $6-billion quarterly loss ahead of vote by union workers
5 months, 1 week ago

Boeing reports massive $6-billion quarterly loss ahead of vote by union workers

LA Times  

Boeing workers wave picket signs near the company’s factory in Everett, Wash., after union members voted to reject a contract offer Sept. 15. Boeing reported a loss of more than $6 billion in the third quarter and immediately turned its attention to union workers who will vote Wednesday whether to accept a company contract offer or continue their crippling strike, …

No end for Boeing labor strike as workers reject latest contract proposal
5 months, 1 week ago

No end for Boeing labor strike as workers reject latest contract proposal

LA Times  

Tyrone Hipolito, center, and other Boeing workers picket in Renton, Wash., after union members voted to reject a new contract offer from the company on Wednesday. Boeing factory workers voted against the company’s latest contract offer and remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners. “This is workplace …

Boeing proposes 35% wage hike in tentative deal to end strike
5 months, 1 week ago

Boeing proposes 35% wage hike in tentative deal to end strike

LA Times  

Solomon Hammond, 33, left, and John Olson, 45, both toolmakers at Boeing’s Renton factory, hold picket signs after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer and go on strike Sept. 13 outside the company’s factory in Renton, Wash. Boeing Co. and the union representing 33,000 striking workers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with help from …

'Strikes work!' Boeing union workers win tentative contract with 35% wage increase
5 months, 1 week ago

'Strikes work!' Boeing union workers win tentative contract with 35% wage increase

Raw Story  

Striking union members who work for the aerospace giant Boeing reached a tentative contract agreement Saturday after nearly 6 weeks on the picket line demanding better wages and benefits. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, which has been on strike since September 13, announced the breakthrough in a statement and Boeing also confirmed that a deal …

Boeing Offers 35% Pay Raise and Bonuses to End Strike
5 months, 1 week ago

Boeing Offers 35% Pay Raise and Bonuses to End Strike

Hindustan Times  

Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have reached a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises and bonuses. The new offer would increase pay by 35% over four years, up from 30% that the company offered last month. It also boosts the ratification bonus to $7,000 per worker instead of $6,000. The new offer would not restore …

Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce amid massive strike, financial woes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce amid massive strike, financial woes

Salon  

Aircraft giant Boeing will cut 10% of its workforce and slash production in upcoming months amid major financial troubles and an ongoing strike, the company said Friday. “Our business is in a difficult position, and it is hard to overstate the challenges we face together,” Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in a Friday memo to staff obtained by CNN. Ortberg, …

Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down

LA Times  

Boeing’s latest contract offer would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years. Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down. “Given that position, further negotiations do not make sense at this point and our offer has been withdrawn.” The union said that it surveyed its …

Troubled Boeing withdraws 30 percent salary increase offer to striking workers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Troubled Boeing withdraws 30 percent salary increase offer to striking workers

The Independent  

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Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough
6 months ago

Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough

LA Times  

The union representing Boeing workers said it would not vote on the company’s ‘best and final’ contract offer. Boeing Co. said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists that includes bigger raises and larger bonuses, but the workers’ union said the proposal isn’t good enough and there won’t be a ratification vote before Boeing’s deadline at …

Boeing CEO says the company will begin furloughs soon to save cash during labor strike
6 months, 1 week ago

Boeing CEO says the company will begin furloughs soon to save cash during labor strike

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Boeing says it's considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists
6 months, 1 week ago

Boeing says it's considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists

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Workers who assemble Boeing planes are on strike. Will that affect flights?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Workers who assemble Boeing planes are on strike. Will that affect flights?

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Striking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Striking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on Friday after they overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract that would have raised their wages by 25% over four years. Shortly after midnight, striking workers stood outside the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, with signs reading, “Have you seen the damn housing prices?” …

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

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Boeing factory workers vote to strike for higher pay in blow to planemaker
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers vote to strike for higher pay in blow to planemaker

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Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

LA Times  

Solomon Hammond, 33, left, and John Olson, 45, both toolmakers at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., hold picket signs after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer and go on strike Friday. Outside the Renton factory, people stood with signs reading, “Historic contract my ass” and “Have you seen the damn housing prices?” Car horns honked and a …

Boeing machinists vote to strike after rejecting pay increases of 25% over 4 years
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing machinists vote to strike after rejecting pay increases of 25% over 4 years

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Machinists at Boeing voted Thursday to go on strike, another setback for the giant aircraft maker whose reputation and finances have been battered and now faces a shutdown in production of its best-selling airline planes. He told machinists Wednesday that “no one wins” in a walkout, and that a strike would put Boeing’s recovery in jeopardy and raise …

Boeing factory workers are voting whether to strike and shut down aircraft production
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers are voting whether to strike and shut down aircraft production

The Independent  

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Boeing factory workers are voting whether to strike and shut down aircraft production
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing factory workers are voting whether to strike and shut down aircraft production

LA Times  

Thousands of Boeing machinists gathered to discuss a possible strike at T-Mobile Park in Seattle in July. Boeing is preparing to learn Thursday whether 33,000 aircraft assembly workers, most of them in the Seattle area, are going on strike and shutting down production of the company’s best-selling planes. “Working together, I know that we can get back on track, but …

Boeing workers ‘ready to go on strike’ if demands unmet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing workers ‘ready to go on strike’ if demands unmet

Al Jazeera  

A strike would pile on the financial pain and add to delays in delivering planes to airlines already struggling with capacity shortages. ‘Ready to go on strike’ On Thursday, a line of workers waiting to vote snaked along the street outside the union’s offices in Renton, the Seattle suburb where Boeing makes its best-selling 737 jet. “Normally, a strike doesn’t …

A Boeing strike is looking more likely. The union president expects workers to reject contract offer
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A Boeing strike is looking more likely. The union president expects workers to reject contract offer

Associated Press  

The risk of a strike at Boeing appears to be growing, as factory workers complain about a contract offer that their union negotiated with the giant aircraft manufacturer. The president of the union local that represents 33,000 Boeing workers predicted that they will vote against a deal that includes 25% raises over four years and a promise that the company’s …

Troubled Boeing seeks to avoid fresh nightmare with 25% raises amid strike threat
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Troubled Boeing seeks to avoid fresh nightmare with 25% raises amid strike threat

The Independent  

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Boeing union wins 25% raise in tentative contract, but possible strike still looms
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing union wins 25% raise in tentative contract, but possible strike still looms

Raw Story  

A tentative deal made early Sunday morning between aerospace giant Boeing and the union that represents more than 33,000 of its workers was a testament to the "collective voice" of the employees, said the union's bargaining committee—but members signaled they may reject the offer and vote to strike. The company and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District …

Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims’ families
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims’ families

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that crashed and killed 346 people, saying in a court filing Wednesday that it lacks evidence to prosecute the company for more serious crimes. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, can accept the plea agreement and proposed sentence, or he could …

US judge should reject Boeing plea deal, crash victim families say
8 months ago

US judge should reject Boeing plea deal, crash victim families say

Hindustan Times  

By David Shepardson US judge should reject Boeing plea deal, crash victim families say July 25 - U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor should reject a "sweetheart" plea deal the Justice Department struck with Boeing, relatives of 15 of the 346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes said on Thursday. The families cited O'Connor's statement in a February 2023 …

Boeing finalises plea deal over fatal 737 Max crashes
8 months ago

Boeing finalises plea deal over fatal 737 Max crashes

Al Jazeera  

Aircraft giant to pay $243.6m fine under agreement that is subject to US judge’s approval. Boeing has finalised a deal to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors in the United States determined that the company violated a deferred prosecution agreement over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max jetliner. “Boeing and the Justice Department have filed a detailed plea agreement …

Boeing case puts a spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants
8 months, 1 week ago

Boeing case puts a spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants

Associated Press  

After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution failed to resolve questions about the safety of the aerospace giant’s planes. The deal that Boeing agreed to “in principle” a week later said the Justice Department would seek candidates through a public job posting on its website and then select one “with …

Boeing criminal fraud case: Why has aerospace group made a plea deal?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing criminal fraud case: Why has aerospace group made a plea deal?

Al Jazeera  

Under the plea deal, Boeing will pay a $240m fine for failing to comply with a prior agreement relating to two passenger jet crashes which killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019. Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy charges brought by the federal government for its role in two fatal 737 MAX 8 jet crashes which …

Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says

Associated Press  

Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people, the Justice Department said late Sunday, after the government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution for more than three years. As part of the January 2021 settlement, the Justice Department said it would …

Boeing accepts plea deal to avoid criminal trial over 737 Max crashes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing accepts plea deal to avoid criminal trial over 737 Max crashes

LA Times  

Workers in Ethiopia examine the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff in 2019, killing all 157 people on board. Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people, the Department of Justice said late Sunday, after the government determined the company …

Boeing accepts plea deal over 737 Max crashes, vows to pay $487 million in fines to avoid prosecution – India TV
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing accepts plea deal over 737 Max crashes, vows to pay $487 million in fines to avoid prosecution – India TV

India TV News  

Boeing, an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to resolve a US Justice Department investigation into two 737 MAX fatal crashes, the government said in a court filing on Sunday. The Justice Department's push to charge Boeing has deepened …

Boeing’s crisis in Washington is about to soar to a new phase
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing’s crisis in Washington is about to soar to a new phase

Politico  

It would bring hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and could complicate the company’s ability to continue winning contracts with the federal government. By laws outlined by the General Services Administration, government agencies can propose debarment — which prohibits companies from doing business with the federal government for some amount of time — if an agency believes that the …

US prosecutors recommend Boeing be criminally charged after violating settlement related to fatal crashes
9 months ago

US prosecutors recommend Boeing be criminally charged after violating settlement related to fatal crashes

ABC  

In short: US prosecutors are recommending to senior Justice Department officials that criminal charges be brought against Boeing. US prosecutors are recommending to senior Justice Department officials that criminal charges be brought against Boeing after finding the plane manufacturer violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes, according to two people familiar with the matter. The sources did not specify …

Families of those who died in Boeing crashes press the Justice Department to prosecute the company
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Families of those who died in Boeing crashes press the Justice Department to prosecute the company

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON — Relatives of passengers who died in two jetliner crashes pushed federal officials Friday to prosecute Boeing on criminal charges related to the accidents no later than this fall but said they got no commitment from the Justice Department. The Justice Department determined two weeks ago that Boeing violated terms of a settlement that let the company avoid prosecution …

U.S. Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes

The Hindu  

Boeing has violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, the Justice Department told a federal judge on May 14. Boeing reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Justice Department in January 2021 to avoid prosecution on a single charge of fraud — misleading regulators who approved the …

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