Boeing workers in the United States They agreed last morning end their historic strike of almost two monthsonce almost 60% of the workforce voted in favor of the new agreement collective agreement between the company and the union, which contains important salary increases.
The agreement provides for a 38% increase in salaries over the next four years, as well as a bonus for each worker of about 11,000 euros for subscribing the text.
The average salary of employees of Boeing four years from now it will be 109,000 eurosa substantial increase compared to the current 69,000.
The American president, Joe Bidencelebrated in a statement released by the White House that the agreement “improves workers’ ability to retire with dignity and supports equity in the workplace.”
“It is also important for the future of Boeing as fundamental part of the United States aerospace sector. And it was achieved with the support of my economic team,” Biden said.
Biden alleged that his Administration has shown in these four years that collective bargaining “works”. “Good contracts benefit workers, businesses and consumers, and are key to “Grow the American economy from the center out and from the bottom up.”he concluded.
The union representing some 33,000 Boeing workers, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, has announced the results of the pact at the company’s main plant in Seattle (Washington State).
“In every negotiation and strike there is a point at which We have extracted everything we can and kept our jobs. We are at that point now and we risk a regressive or lower offer in the future”he noted when expressing his support for the approved proposal.
Two weeks ago, The workers had defeated the previous proposal with 64% of the voteswhich included a 35% increase over four years and a bonus of 6,400 euros.
The strike began on September 13 after union members rejected the initial proposal of a 25% increase.
The new agreement also includes maternity and paternity leaveas well as a annual bonus for the workers, but the union has not been able to negotiate the restoration of the pension plan which Boeing dismantled in 2014.
Boeing disclosed two weeks ago quarterly losses of more than 5.5 billion eurosthe result of the production crisis of the 737 Max model, aggravated since September by the strike.
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