Boeing Workers In Seattle Go On Strike

Striking workers

Union members react to the announcement of a voting result that means they will go on strike.

Credit: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images
Boeing's unionized workers at its major commercial airplane manufacturing hub in the Seattle area have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike starting Sept. 13 after rejecting a proposed contract that was nonetheless endorsed by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)...
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