Jill Stein Gives Striking Boeing Workers A Pep Talk And Talks Socialism

Posted • September 27, 2024: Got word this week that a family member lost his Boeing job, what with the strike and all by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the uncertainty of his department. And the ripple effect is ominous. Production of Boeing's troubled but hottest-selling plane, the 737, has been shut down. The company has begun furloughing workers and is expected to lose $3.5 billion in revenue from the strike by 33,000 workers. Those striking machinists and line workers who work in Washington and Oregon rejected the company's final offer. When the strike was called, the union had just rejected a 25% raise over four years, plus a signing bonus. They won't even consider the defense company's latest offer, which is shockingly good.

Boeing’s final contract offer would have bumped the company’s previous general wage increase offer of 25% to 30% and doubled the ratification bonus for employees from $3,000 to $6,000. It also would reinstate the AMPP performance and incentive plan for machinists while removing the proposed IAM 401(k) that was previously set to replace it. Additionally, the offer would have increased Boeing’s 401(k) plan company match from 75% to 100% of the first 8% an employee contributed. Though Kamala, Joe, and Mayor Pete are no shows to this drama, presidential candidate Jill Stein came out to give striking workers a pep talk and talk socialism. Jill Stein speaks during a weekend visit to Boeing workers on the frontlines of the worker strike outside of the main Boeing plant in Everett, WA. She calls for a $25 min wage, a 32 hour work week for same pay, end mandatory overtime and retroactively reinstate pensions. (…)

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