In the United States, this may be the end of the strike at Boeing. An agreement in principle with management was announced on Saturday October 19 by the unions. If it is adopted by employees, it will end five weeks of a perilous conflict for the aircraft manufacturer.
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“ The proposal deserves to be presented to our members », This is what the union representing Boeing employees announced on Saturday October 19 after weeks of negotiations with the employer, our correspondent tells UNITED STATES, Loubna Anaki. Since September 13, the 33,000 employees of theaircraft manufacturer stopped work, shutting down the group’s two main factories in the Seattle area: that of Renton, which produces the 737, its best-selling plane, and that of Everett, which manufactures the 777, the 767 and operates several military programs. This resulted in millions of dollars in losses for the company. A massive movement to demand wage increases and better working conditions.
35% increase in salaries over four years
The agreement in principle announced this Sunday therefore proposes a 35% increase in salaries over four years, not to mention bonuses and better retirement contributions. However, we must wait until Wednesday October 23 to find out if the employees accept these new conditions.
A few weeks before the American presidential election, this agreement in principle saw the light of day thanks to “ help » of the administration of Joe Bidenthrough its Minister of Labor, Julie Su, clarified the union on X. Negotiations have been taking place since mid-September under the aegis of federal mediators.
This strike, the first at Boeing in sixteen years, comes at a difficult time for the manufacturer. The group has lost more than $33 billion over the past five years and recently announced the elimination of 10% of its workforce. Which represents nearly 20,000 people.
Five weeks of strike cost Boeing $7.6 billion in direct losses
According to an estimate by the Anderson Economic Group (AEG), the five weeks of strike cost a total of $7.6 billion in direct losses, including at least $4.35 billion for Boeing and $1.77 billion for its suppliers. , writes AFP. The Boeing Company is going through a difficult passmarked by quality problems production for many months which emerged with an in-flight incident at the beginning of January of a Alaska Airlines 737 MAX-9. The aircraft manufacturer is under close surveillance by the American Civil Aviation Regulatory Agency (FAA) and is the subject of several investigations, by Congress or the federal police.
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