The crisis is taking a new turn at the American aircraft manufacturer. Boeing employees in the Seattle region of the United States voted Thursday evening by a very large majority in favor of a strike with almost immediate effect, rejecting the new contract proposed by the group in difficulty, their union announced.
Workers voted 96 percent to strike, said Jon Holden, president of the IAM-District 751 machinists union. “We will strike at midnight,” or 0700 GMT on Friday, he added.