• 3 months ago
Employees want better wages, pensions and healthcare from Boeing, the aerospace giant that has faced a number of safety scandals this year.
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00:00Machinists at Boeing went on strike, marking another setback for the aircraft maker whose
00:07reputation and finances have been battered, now facing a shutdown in production.
00:14The workers are unhappy about stagnant wages and concessions made since 2008 on pensions
00:19and health care to prevent the company from moving jobs elsewhere.
00:24They overwhelmingly rejected a contract that would have raised pay by 25 per cent over
00:28four years, with 96 per cent voting in favour of a strike.

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