Boeing, Union reach wage deal to end strike

Re:Boeing, Union reach wage deal to end strike by sbierwagen on Saturday October 19, 2024 @12:12PM (#41888649)

>Presumably they lost one month of pay.

A new grade 4 hourly worker at Boeing made $19 an hour before the strike. $3,040 a month before taxes. https://www.iam751.org/docs/2024/FRONTMar24.pdf

There's a reason they went on strike. $36,480 a year doesn't go far when you have to pay Seattle area rent.

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Re:Boeing, Union reach wage deal to end strike by buildsjets on Saturday October 19, 2024 @12:44PM (#41888864)

The Harbor Freight Tools store 2 exits from the plant has a sign saying that they are hiring cashiers at $22.50/hr. No exaggeration, sign is in the window, Edmonds WA location.

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Re:Boeing, Union reach wage deal to end strike by metaphor on Saturday October 19, 2024 @03:25PM (#41890043)

So what's stopping them from jumping ship to supposed greener pastures in Edmonds[1][2]?

That a IAM union machinist would even consider a voluntary career pivot to the retail antithesis of "Buy Union-Made & American-Made products" because of a window sign says a lot...no exaggeration necessary.

[1] https://harbor-freight-tools.careerarc.com/job-listings/harb...

[2] https://harbor-freight-tools.careerarc.com/job-listings/harb...

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Re:Boeing, Union reach wage deal to end strike by buildsjets on Saturday October 19, 2024 @04:10PM (#41890400)

Unfortunately, landlords do not accept Union Pride as rent payment. We all live in a society.

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Re:Boeing, Union reach wage deal to end strike by lokar on Saturday October 19, 2024 @01:10PM (#41889025)

Benefits?

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Re:Boeing, Union reach wage deal to end strike by buildsjets on Saturday October 19, 2024 @03:16PM (#41889958)

Sold out 2 contracts ago in return for a clause guaranteeing work placement in Washington state, which Boeing promptly moved to South Carolina as soon as the contract expired.

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