Day 27 - Strike Update October 9, 2024

All day, members and the media have asked us the same question: What's next? As your representative, it's our responsibility to keep working towards a negotiated agreement to resolve this strike. 

We've said it before and will say it again - we are ready and willing to get back to the bargaining table at any time through direct or mediated talks. It's our duty to fight for this contract, and there is room for progress. But to do that, Boeing needs to meet us at the table.

When Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg took the reins, he wasn’t the cause of decades of disrespect and poor decisions made by upper management in the past. However, the decisions made since he took over are squarely under his direction and control. The outcome of this dispute will reflect on his leadership going forward. This is very clear.

There is no Boeing without the IAM. Though the cost for IAM members accounts for just 5% of the airplane, refusing to provide the wages, benefits, and retirement security we’ve earned and deserve will only shatter the fragile relationship between the company and the very workers who bring its planes to life. 

We will continue to advocate the membership goals. For us, it’s simple: the members set the priorities for negotiations, not the company. 

In Unity, Your Union Negotiating Committee

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