>“We were threatened by a company that was crippled, dying, bleeding on the ground, and us as one of the biggest unions in the country couldn’t even extract two-thirds of our demands from them. This is humiliating,” she said.
Yeah. I never expected the pensions to return, sadly. But 38% over 4 year after a 2 month walkout seems like this strike more or less settled.
For reference:
>Machinists voted down another offer — 35% raises over four years, and still no revival of pensions — on Oct. 23, the same day that Boeing reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6 billion.
I can't blame them at the end of the day because mouths need to be fed, but this paints a grim picture in my eyes. The only way this can be salvaged is if someone in the background is giving other deals like what happened with the train strike (which we wouldn't hear about for months on end).