Boeing workers have ended a nearly two-month strike that plunged the aerospace giant into the red. Staff voted in favor of a 38% salary increase over four years.
Concretely, 59% of Boeing workers at various factories on the west coast of the United States supported the proposal, after rejecting several previous offers presented by the new director of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg.
“It’s a victory. We can hold our heads high,” assured Jon Holden, one of the union representatives, after the vote, after announcing the results of the vote. “Now we have to go back to work,” he said, in statements reported by Reuters.
The strike by more than 30,000 Boeing workers, who sought to improve working conditions, was a financial blow for Boeing, which a few weeks ago presented financial results showing losses of more than $7 billion. ‘euros.
The end of the strike, which coincides with the presidential elections in the United States, is a respite for Ortberg, who is trying to turn around the company after the problems caused by the 737 Max accidents. “Even though the last few months have been difficult for all of us, we are all part of the same team,” the CEO said after the agreement with staff. “There is a lot of work to do to return to the excellence that made Boeing an iconic company,” he assumed.
