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By Steve Hall |
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June 16, 2010 - In
a move that deserves applause from union members everywhere, the members
of District 837 in
Boeing machinist
overwhelmingly rejected Boeing's contract offer and authorized the
district president to initiate strike activities, the vote was 1548 to
reject the offer and 532 to accept. 1619 voted to strike and 459 voted
no strike.
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Under Boeing?s 4?
year proposal, workers hired after January 2012 would not receive
guaranteed benefits under the current defined pension benefit plan, but
would instead receive contributions to a riskier 401(k).
Tom Gianino, a
27-year Boeing employee explained why he voted to reject the contract
proposal. "I'm not going to be here, but I want to leave a legacy that
we left this in better shape than when we found it," said Gianino.
"The company
thought you would sell out your future and you said no," said King in a
message to members. "Future members of this community will look back
with pride on your courage this day." |