Today, your Union Negotiating Committee met with Boeing and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
We will not mince words - after a full day of mediation, we are frustrated. The company was not prepared and was unwilling to address the issues you've made clear are essential for ending this strike: Wages and Pension.
The company doesn't seem to be taking mediation seriously. With a 96% strike vote, we thought Boeing would finally understand that IAM Machinists are demanding more. We are fighting for what is right and just - for what we have earned over the past 16 years.
Recently, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who did not attend today's mediation, asked workers "not to sacrifice the opportunity to secure our future together because of the frustrations of the past." Today, we ask Boeing not to miss the opportunity to recognize its workers by presenting a contract that can resolve this labor dispute so we can get back to building and delivering Boeing aircraft.Â
There is no Boeing without the IAM - and no contract without the Members' vote!
Mediation will continue tomorrow as the Union and company meet again with the FMCS.
In Unity,Â
Your Union Negotiating Committee
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