The Facts

• Boeing workers voted Wednesday to reject the latest wage deal on the table, continuing costly strikes that have hamstrung the aviation giant.

• When 33K workers, represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union, elected to commence strikes last month — with 90% voting in favor of rejecting Boeing's offer that included a 25% pay increase over four years — employees wanted a 40% rise over the same period, as well as the restoration of a defined-benefit pension that was removed more than a decade ago.90% of the 33K workers represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union voted to reject Boeing's offer of a 25% pay bump over four years—employees wanted a 40% rise over the same period and the restoration of a defined-benefit pension that was removed more than a decade ago.