Boeing and IAM set Nov. 4 for possible strike-ending vote

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The union representing 33,000 striking Boeing workers endorsed a proposal from the company that would end the now 48-day strike at the airplane maker with a Nov. 4 vote.

The deal includes a 38% general wage increase (GWI) over four years, a key demand from the workforce, which has watched its wages stagnate over the previous 10-year agreement amidst a regional economic boom that significantly raised the cost of living and a period of high post-pandemic inflation.

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The agreement — negotiated with the help of acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su — comes with an endorsement from the union’s leadership, which is eager to conclude the work stoppage that will have lasted 53 days if the agreement is approved next week. The crippling strike has halted production of Boeing’s 737, 767 and 777 aircraft and has threatened the fragile health of Boeing’s supply chain.

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Jon Ostrower
Jon Ostrower is Editor-in-chief of The Air Current, where he leads coverage of the global aerospace and aviation industries. Prior to launching TAC in June 2018, Mr. Ostrower served as Aviation Editor for CNN Worldwide, guiding the network’s global coverage of the business and operations of aviation. Mr. Ostrower joined CNN in 2016 following four and a half years at the Wall Street Journal. Based first in Chicago and then in Washington, D.C., he covered Boeing, aviation safety, and the business of global aerospace. Before that, Mr. Ostrower was editor of FlightBlogger for Flightglobal and Flight International Magazine covering the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other new aircraft programs from 2007 to 2012. He is also an instructor at the University of Southern California in the Viterbi School of Engineering's Aviation Safety and Security program. Mr. Ostrower, a Boston native, graduated from The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor’s degree in Political Communication. He is based in Seattle.
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