The union representing Boeing factory workers currently on strike said contract talks 'broke off' with the company after their latest bargaining session.
A strike sign is waved on the union machinist picket line near Boeing 's factory in Everett , Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. in the Puget Sound region will lose company-paid health care benefits “effective end of day” Monday if they don’t return to work., union members who “return to work during the strike on or after Oct. 1” will have their “active health and insurance coverages will be reinstated prospectively as of the return-to-work date.
Under Washington state law, workers who lose health insurance due to a strike or labor dispute can apply for health and dental insurance through the. Workers who lose coverage due to a strike have a 60-day special enrollment period before and after employer coverage ends, according toemployees who lose coverage also “have an opportunity to continue benefits at their own expense according to the terms of COBRA.
No further negotiation dates were scheduled after Friday's session led by federal mediators, IAM District 751 said. The union added that it remained “open to talks with the company, either direct or mediated.”In a statement sent to The Associated Press on Saturday, Boeing said it was “prepared to meet at any time,” committed to bargaining in good faith and wanted to reach an agreement as soon as possible..
Boeing angered union leaders by announcing the revised offer to its striking workers through the media and setting a Friday night deadline for ratification. In light of pushback, Boeing backed down and gave the union more time. However, many workers have maintained the latest offer wasn’t good enough.
The strike by nearly 33,000 machinists now is in its third week, and negotiations also stalled earlier in the walkout that has halted production of Boeing's best-selling airplanes. The strike will not disrupt airline flights anytime soon, but has put more pressure on a company that has already faced a series of financial, legal and mechanical challenges this year.
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