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People carry Boeing-strike signs as they walk past parked Boeing 737 planes near Boeing Field following a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the Seattle Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Boeing Machinists Reject Latest Contract Proposal, Strike Continues Into 6th Week

Boeing workers voted to reject the company’s latest contract proposal on Wednesday that would’ve ended a strike that has lasted over 40 days.

Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight/File Photo

Boeing halts talks, withdraws pay offer to union as strike drags on

Talks between Boeing and its key manufacturing union broke down, and no negotiations are currently planned as the financially damaging strike heads into a fourth week.

Striking Boeing workers and their supporters picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington on September 16, 2024. In the first strike in 16 years, thousands of Boeing factory workers walked off the job in a dispute of pay that is likely to effect the manufacture of Boeing commercial planes. (Photo by Yehyun Kim / AFP) (Photo by YEHYUN KIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Boeing Gives ‘Best And Final’ Offer To Striking Workers Who Enter Second Week

Boeing increased its wage offer to thousands of striking workers on Monday, offering a %30 general wage increase over four years in what the company called its “best and final” offer as the strike continues for a second week.

A strike sign hangs from a post near a Boeing sign as Boeing factory workers and supporters gather on a picket line during the third day of a strike near the entrance to a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S. September 15, 2024. REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo

Boeing imposes hiring freeze, takes steps to conserve cash after strike starts

Boeing is pausing hiring and taking sweeping steps to conserve cash after about 33,000 workers went on strike including considering temporary furloughs for many employees.