Boeing workers have ended the strike, which has lasted almost two months and has sent the aeronautical giant into the red. The staff has voted in favor of a 38% salary increase over four years.
Specifically, 59% of Boeing workers at various plants on the West Coast of the United States have supported the proposal, after rejecting several previous offers presented by Boeing’s new director, Kelly Ortberg.
“It’s a victory. We can keep our heads high,” Jon Holden, one of the union representatives, assured after the vote, after announcing the results of the vote. “Now we have to go back to work,” he stated, in statements reported by the Reuters agency.
The strike of more than 30,000 Boeing workers, who sought to improve working conditions, has been a financial blow for Boeing, which a few weeks ago presented financial results that showed losses of more than 7,000 million euros.
The end of the strike, which coincides with the presidential elections in the United States, is a respite for Ortberg, who is trying to turn the company around after the problems caused by the 737 Max accidents. “Although the last few months have been difficult for all of us, we are all part of the same team,” said the CEO after the agreement with the staff. “There is a lot of work ahead to return to the excellence that made Boeing an emblematic company,” he assumed.
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