Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

SEATTLE -- Unionized machinists astatine Boeing voted Monday to judge a statement offer and extremity their strike aft much than 7 weeks, clearing nan measurement for nan aerospace elephantine to resume accumulation of its bestselling airliner and make much-needed cash.

Leaders of nan International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers territory successful Seattle said 59% of members who formed ballots agreed to o.k. nan company’s 4th general connection and nan 3rd put to a vote. The woody includes salary raises of 38% complete 4 years, and ratification and productivity bonuses.

However, Boeing refused to meet strikers’ request to reconstruct a institution pension plan that was stiff astir a decade ago.

The contract’s ratification connected nan eve of Election Day clears nan measurement for a awesome U.S. shaper and authorities contractor to restart Pacific Northwest assembly lines that nan mill workers’ walkout person idled for 53 days.

According to nan union, nan 33,000 workers it represents tin return to activity arsenic soon arsenic Wednesday aliases arsenic precocious arsenic Nov. 12. Boeing’s CEO has said it mightiness return “a mates of weeks” to resume accumulation successful portion because immoderate could request retraining.

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Koenig reported from Dallas. Associated Press writer Hannah Schoenbaum contributed from Salt Lake City.