Boeing gives ominous warning after workers go on strike
Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West said on Friday that a strike by more than 30,000 workers at the company's West Coast factories that began on Friday will make it difficult for the company to meet its 737 Max production targets and stabilize its supply chain. West also told the Morgan Stanley Laguna conference that […]
Boeing Employees Go On Strike After Rejecting 25% Increase In Pay, With Production In Question
Union members react as Aerospace Machinists District 751 President John Holden (outside frame) announces that members will reject Boeing's proposed contract and go on strike following the results of a vote at union hall in Seattle, Washington, on September 12, 2024. Seattle-area Boeing workers voted overwhelmingly to strike on September 12, rejecting a contract that […]
Boeing machinists go on strike
Boeing factory workers overwhelmingly rejected a new union agreement with the company and went on strike early Friday morning. About 33,000 machinists went on strike on the West Coast just after midnight after the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union began the walkout. 94.6 percent announced 96% of workers voted against the […]
Ukraine Claims Another Strike by Rail Saboteurs Against Russia
A railway line behind the front line of the Ukrainian war was bombed this week, destroying a freight train and halting services, with Ukraine claiming responsibility and Russia saying it would open a criminal terrorism investigation. The rail line to Valiki in the Belgorod region of Russia, just 50 miles from the fighting at the […]
American Airlines flight attendants approve new 5-year contract, avoiding strike
Fitzgerald Group President Keith Fitzgerald talks about the machinists union striking against Boeing, the market outlook and the expected Federal Reserve policy meeting. American Airlines and its flight attendants have agreed to a new five-year contract. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants said 95 percent of flight attendants eligible to vote voted, and 87 percent […]
Boeing workers vote to strike after contract negotiations rejected by members
Horizon Investments Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner and Aquinas Wealth Advisors President Chris McMahon break down the market's latest “paradox” and shares of Boeing Co. and Alphabet Inc., respectively. Boeing factory workers are reportedly planning to strike on Friday after union members voted in favor of a strike late Thursday night. “This is about respect, […]
Boeing workers going on strike after 96% vote for walkout
Workers at Boeing's US West Coast factories are set to walk out after 96% of workers voted on Thursday to strike, halting production of the planemaker's best-selling jetliner as it struggles with chronic production delays and mounting debt. The workers' first strike since 2008 is scheduled to begin at midnight Pacific time on Friday. This […]
Putin threatens NATO amid reports of long-range weapons being allowed to strike inside Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed NATO is escalating a direct war with Russia as the United States and Britain hold talks to allow Ukraine to use NATO-supplied weapons to attack targets in Russia. “This will significantly change the nature of the conflict,” Putin said. said “It means that NATO countries, the United States and […]
Biden admin faces mounting pressure to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US missiles
President Biden has faced growing pressure to lift a ban on Ukraine using U.S. weapons to strike deep into Russia, and on Tuesday appeared to acknowledge that his administration is moving in that direction. Asked by reporters whether Ukraine would allow the Long-Range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to target facilities inside Russia, he said: […]
Six Unrwa workers among estimated 14 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced | Israel-Gaza war
An Israeli airstrike on a school in central Gaza that was being used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians killed 14 people, the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip's civil defense agency said, including six of its staff, according to a United Nations report. The UN's aid agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said the attack was the highest […]