Business Boeing is laying off nearly 2,200 Washington employees before Christmas As the holiday season arrives, and people begin wrapping presents in red, green, and gold paper, Boeing is sending pink slips to some of its employees, including 2,199 in Washington state. Dyer Oxley
Business As strike ends, layoffs begin at Boeing Boeing began notifying employees of layoffs Wednesday as it seeks to reduce its roughly 170,000-strong workforce by 10%. Monica Nickelsburg
Business Could be a decade before Boeing is back to normal, analyst says After a few PR emergencies, federal scrutiny, legal proceedings, a machinists strike, and other business woes, it will likely be 10 years before Boeing can be back to business as normal. Natalie Akane Newcomb Dyer Oxley KUOW Staff
Business Machinists union endorses latest Boeing offer with higher pay but no pension Union leaders from IAM District 751 urged over 33,000 striking Boeing machinists to accept the latest contract deal from Boeing on Thursday afternoon. This latest offer includes a higher wage increase and ratification bonus - but no reinstated pension benefit retirement plan. Casey Martin
Why pensions are a hot button issue in the Boeing machinists' strike So far, the machinists, who gave up their pension benefit in 2014, are standing fast. They want it back and voted down Boeing's latest contract offer Wednesday night. Kim Malcolm John O'Brien Play AudioListen 10 mins
Business What will it take for Boeing and the machinists union to overcome their 'waiting game'? Boeing’s most recent contract offer for striking machinists came closest to the union’s demand for higher wages, yet 64% of the union voted to reject that offer on Wednesday. Natalie Akane Newcomb KUOW Staff Play AudioListen 7 mins
Business Machinist union rejects latest Boeing contract offer, keeping strike alive Machinists voted Wednesday to reject Boeing's latest contract offer, effectively continuing their strike that began more than a month ago. 64% of the vote was against the offer. KUOW Staff
Business Boeing offers machinists new contract sparking tentative agreement to end strike Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises and bonuses in a bid to end a costly walkout that has crippled production of airplanes for more than a month. Associated Press
Business Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down. Associated Press
