Machinists on Strike at Boeing

September 05, 2008 - Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced that a strike will begin at 3:01 am EST despite extraordinary efforts by the union to reach an agreement with the Boeing Company.

“The absence of job security language was a key reason why members rejected the company’s earlier offer and it is why Boeing is now facing the second major strike in three years,” said International President Tom Buffenbarger. “We’ve learned it’s not enough to have a good-paying job if that job can disappear at any time.”

The strike will involve 27,000 Machinists at Boeing facilities in Kansas , Oregon and Washington . Details about the strike will be posted at www.iam751.org and www.goiam.org.

The IAM is among the nation’s largest industrial trade unions, representing over 700,000 active and retired members in airline, aerospace, manufacturing, railroad, woodworking and shipbuilding industries.