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Boeing Defense Workers Strike After Rejecting 40% Wage Offer

Boeing Defense Workers Strike After Rejecting 40% Wage Offer

Above: Boeing F-15 assembly line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 24, 2018. Image credit: JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images

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IAM workers deserve a contract from Boeing that truly recognises and rewards their skill, dedication, and critical role that they play in national defense, not empty promises and half measures. The IAM, therefore, will stand shoulder to shoulder with its members in their fight to secure a better future for themselves and their families in the battle against corporate greed.

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