Boeing reports $6 billion quarterly loss as striking workers vote whether to accept contract offer
Toni Bailey, who has worked at Boeing for 40 years, waves at passing drivers while working the picket line as union members continue to strike Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, near the company's factory in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Boeing reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6 billion before turning its attention to whether striking factory workers would accept a contract offer Wednesday and end a walkout that has crippled the company's airplane production for nearly six weeks.
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers were voting at union halls in the Seattle area and elsewhere on a contract that includes pay raises of 35% over four years. Their strike since mid-September has served as an early test for Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who became chief executive in August.
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