Boeing-IAM contract talks fail, no new negotiations scheduled, no end in sight

By Scott Hamilton Oct. 9, 2024, (c) Leeham News: Contract talks between Boeing and its largest union, the IAM 751, broke off again yesterday after the two sides failed to make progress to reach an agreement. The strike… Read More

Boeing 3Q deliveries up despite strike

By Scott Hamilton Oct. 8, 2024, © Leeham News: Third quarter deliveries by Boeing were up slightly despite a strike the last two weeks of the quarter by its machinists union. Boeing deliveries 92 737s during the quarter,… Read More

Blaming labor oversimplifies: Fancher

Scott Fancher, the head of the Boeing 787 program, told the Charleston (SC) Business Journal that blaming labor for Boeing’s consideration of siting a second 787 production line is over-simplifying the issue. The business paper wrote:

Week 8: IAM-Boeing strike

October 27: SPEEA, the engineers union at Boeing, starts its table negotiations tomorrow. Michele Dunlop of The Everett Herald has a good summary of the issues. At the moment, things look rather bleak and a strike by SPEEA… Read More

Strike bound at Boeing?

Note: scroll down to see Updates as events unfold. As we expected, the IAM leadership recommended a No vote on the “best and final” offer from Boeing, setting the stage for a contract vote and a companion strike… Read More