Roughly 2,500 Boeing employees are anticipated to go on strike subsequent month at three vegetation within the St. Louis space after they voted Sunday to reject a contract provide from the airplane maker.
The strike is deliberate to start August 1 at Boeing manufacturing services in St. Charles County, St. Louis County and Mascoutah, Illinois, after the Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists and Aerospace Employees District 837 union voted down the contract, in accordance to the St. Louis Submit-Dispatch.
"We can not settle for a contract that isn't truthful and equitable, as this firm continues to make billions of dollars annually off the backs of our hardworking members," the union stated.
Boeing stated in an announcement that the Arlington, Virginia-based firm is dissatisfied within the vote, however it is going to now use its "contingency plan to help continuity of operations within the occasion of a strike."
A Boeing spokesman stated the corporate's contract provide included aggressive raises and a beneficiant retirement plan that included Boeing matching worker contributions to their retirement plan as much as 10% of their pay.
Boeing is anticipated to provide an replace on its funds this week when it releases its subsequent quarterly earnings report on Wednesday. Earlier this 12 months, Boeing reported a $1.2 billion loss within the first quarter, however simply final week the corporate introduced that Delta Air Strains had ordered 100 of its 737 airplanes.