Boeing contract talks continue amid workers frustration


By Xia Lin
  • World
  • Thursday, 19 Sep 2024

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Contract talks between Boeing Co. and its largest union were set to continue on Wednesday after a first round overseen by a mediator left the labor side "frustrated."

The two teams are trying to end a strike that began late last week and has paralyzed Boeing factories across the Seattle area. The company has offered a 25 percent pay increase over four years, an overture that was resoundingly defeated by workers seeking higher raises and their pensions reinstated.

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