The Seattle district of the International Association of Machinists and Aeorspace Workers voted 99.9% in favor of sanctioning a strike if their contract negotiations with Boeing Co. break down.
“The bad decisions made at the executive level of the Boeing Company are short-term decisions with long-term consequences,” declared Jon Holden, president of IAM District 751, at a rally after the vote. “This lack of vision by company executives puts our members’ livelihoods at risk. Our jobs, our legacy and our reputation are on the line right now. We are fighting to change this company and to save it from itself.”
