Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike

The union's members still need to vote on Boeing's proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that's the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.

Manny Briones, an iron machinist from Seattle, welcomes members and supporters of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker Union District 751 for an early strike-sanction vote at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 17.

The International Association of Machinists Districts 751 and W24 represent about 33,0000 production employees based on the West Coast. Over the past month, the aircraft manufacturer and the union have been negotiating a new contract before the current one expires on Thursday. It was the union's first time at the bargaining table in 16 years.

The union's rank-and-file members still need to vote on Boeing's proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that's the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday morning.

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