The Union and Company have agreed to extend the strike deadline until midnight June 3, 2001. The Union and Company will sit back down at the bargaining table on Wednesday, May 30 at 8 a.m. to hammer out a revised contract proposal. If a tentative agreement can be reached on Wednesday between the Machinists Union leaders and Boeing Management, copies of the contract will be distributed to the membership on Thursday and Friday. Boeing's last and final offer on Sunday, May 20th. Therefore, District 751 has committed our resources to help District 837 through this strike.
Pension is a major issue in that strike.
Our membership has an average age in the 40's and can identify with the workforce in St. Louis, who have an average age of 48 - making pension even more important. I will keep in constant contact to assist in any way possible. Principal issues in the dispute include pensions, wages and bonuses and, job security.