Boeing has been accused of showing disrespect to tens of thousands of striking workers in Portland and the Seattle area after it went public with a non-negotiated ‘best and final’ contract offer that includes a 30% pay rise and a $6,000 ratification bonus.
The IAM 751 union, which represents around 33,000 factory workers who build some of Boeing’s best-selling commercial airliners, including the 737MAX, blasted the aerospace giant, saying that Boeing had “misled the media” when it shared its latest proposal.
Hours after Boeing published the details of its proposal, the union revealed that it had not been involved in negotiating the offer because federally mediated bargaining had broken down in the middle of last week…