Boeing machinists vote down contract proposal, strike continues

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Boeing assembly mechanic Nelson Rayos, second from right, who has worked at the Renton factory for four years, works the picket line after union members voted to reject a new contract offer from the company.

Union members in Seattle cast their ballots and the vote was a resounding no to Boeing’s latest contract offer.

The factory workers are now six weeks into a strike that has left airplane manufacturing at a virtual standstill.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says 64% of its members rejected the offer, which included a 35% raise over four years, but many union members say they want more — like the return of pensions, which workers gave up 10 years ago…

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