A union member displays his vote against the proposed contract during a union vote at the International Association of Machinists District 751 Headquarters in Seattle, Washington by the association's members on a proposed contract by the Boeing Company to build the 777X jetliner November 13, 2013. REUTERS/David Ryder
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co machinists soundly rejected an eight-year labour contract extension on Wednesday that would have let them build the company's newest jetliner in Washington, a historic decision that could forever alter the course of Boeing's 97-year presence in the state.
International Association of Machinists members voted 67 percent against a deal that would secure an estimated 20 years of work building Boeing's 777X jet, but a deal that would have terminated their pension plan and raised their healthcare costs.
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