Boeing strike post mortem: Ortberg has work to do

Teamsters contract expires in April 2025. IAM’s contract with Boeing’s defense unit follows in July. SPEEA engineering contract negotiations come up, too. Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Analysis Nov. 15, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing CEO… Read More

How Boeing’s actions affect Products, Airbus: Analysis (Update)

Updated Oct. 12 with new and clarifying information. By Scott Hamilton Oct. 11, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s late announcement today of a 10% company-wide layoff of its 170,000 leaves a lot of questions. Boeing managers were told… 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

IAM rejects Boeing contract, strikes at midnight

Subscription Required By Karl Sinclair Sept. 12, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s largest union today rejected a four-year contract and approved a walk-out beginning at midnight tonight. The vote to reject the contract and go on strike were… Read More

Boeing, IAM reach tentative agreement on new contract

By Scott Hamilton IAM 751 and Boeing reach a four year contract agreement. The IAM summary is here. Additional contract news from the IAM is here. The Boeing fact sheet is here: Boeing fact sheet IAM 751 W24… Read More

If a strike occurs, here’s what Boeing can do

Subscription Required Contingency plan for 4-12 week strike.  By the Leeham News Team Analysis Sept. 5, 2024, © Leeham News: There seems to be quite an expectation that there will be a strike by Boeing’s touch labor union,… Read More

Using stock could be one option for IAM salary demands

Subscription Required By The Leeham News Team Aug. 26, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s in contract negotiations with its touch labor union, the International Association of Machinists District 751 (IAM 751). The powerful union wants a 40% raise… Read More

Boeing, firefighters settle contract, ending lockout

By the Leeham News Team Analysis May 31, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing firefighters on Thursday approved a new contract, ending a lockout by Boeing since May 1. Firefighters approved the new contract by a vote of 78%… Read More

Boeing’s safety, labor battles heat up while CEO will walk with $34m payout

By Scott Hamilton May 16, 2024, © Leeham News: Even as Boeing is under fire for safety issues, the company’s battles heat up. Boeing remains at an impasse with its engineers and technicians union over creating a new… Read More

SPEEA, Boeing at impasse over safety program, union says

By Scott Hamilton  April 23, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing and its engineers/technicians union, the Society for Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) are at an impasse over the proposed creation of a safety program widely used by… Read More