Joel Rose

Striking machinists at Boeing vote Wednesday on a new contract offer. Even before the strike, the company was grappling with production and quality control problems that led to billions in losses.

Updated October 23, 2024 at 05:01 AM ET SEATTLE — The Boeing machinists union overwhelmingly rejected the company's first contract offer more than five weeks ago.

Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion dollars in the third quarter. The disappointing earnings report comes the same day as striking machinists are voting on a new contract offer.

SEATTLE — Boeing machinists voted to reject the company's latest contract offer on Wednesday, extending a bruising strike that already has lasted more than 40 days.

Pensions are a major sticking point between Boeing and its striking machinists union. Many workers want the company to restore the pension plan they lost a decade ago, but Boeing hasn’t budged.

Striking machinists at Boeing vote Wednesday on a new contract offer. Even before the strike, the company was grappling with production and quality control problems that led to billions in losses.

Boeing's machinists union leaders are endorsing the company's latest contract offer, setting the stage for a vote on Monday that could end the seven-week-long strike

Union members will vote on Boeing's latest proposal. They have rejected two previous offers, but union leaders are backing this proposal to end the seven-week strike.

Striking machinists at Boeing picket outside the company's Renton Production Facility in Washington. Some 33,000 workers walked off the job in September demanding higher pay and better retirement benefits. Union members voted down two previous contract offers from Boeing ahead of Monday's vote to accept the new proposal from the company.

Boeing's machinists are returning to work after a bruising strike. But the aerospace giant still has big long-term problems to solve if it's going to recapture its leading position in the industry.