Local businesses worried about financial impact as Boeing machinists strike

As Boeing machinists hit the picket lines on Friday, local businesses near the manufacturing plant are already feeling the financial strain. Pickets appeared across the area from Renton to Everett after workers voted against a new contract, and the impact on nearby businesses is becoming increasingly evident.

Boeing machinists in WA go on strike after rejecting contract offer

Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike and reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years.

Boeing factory workers go on strike

The labor action involves 33,000 Boeing machinists, most of them in Washington state, and is expected to shut down production of the company’s best-selling airline planes.

Boeing factory workers vote down new contract, will go on strike

Boeing factory workers have officially voted down the latest contract terms, meaning they will go on strike for the first time in 16 years. Starting at midnight, 33,000 Boeing machinists and factory workers will stop work and factories will grind to a halt. Rippling effects will be felt not only here in Washington, but all over the country.

Boeing union members voting on agreement

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers plan to vote on whether to approve a contract offer that includes 25% pay raises over four years.

Financial impact of potential Boeing strike

The new head of Boeing is urging union machinists to approve their tentative contract, as the financial impact of a potential strike could expand beyond the local economy.