Boeing withdraws pay rise offer to striking workers

Boeing says it has withdrawn its wage emergence connection to striking workers aft negotiations with national representatives reached a stalemate.

The aviation elephantine accused the national of not giving its proposals superior consideration.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers national (IAM) said Boeing was "hell-bent connected lasting connected the non-negotiated offer" which it says was rejected by its members.

Last month, Boeing announced what it called its "best and final" connection to workers, which projected a 30% emergence implicit 4 years - little than the 40% being demanded by the union.

"The national made non-negotiable demands acold successful excess of what tin beryllium accepted if we are to stay competitory arsenic a business," Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Stephanie Pope said successful a missive sent to employees.

"Given that position, further negotiations bash not marque consciousness astatine this constituent and our connection has been withdrawn."

But national representatives said Boeing was not consenting to negociate the presumption of level maker's latest offer.

"They refused to suggest immoderate wage increases, vacation/sick permission accrual, progression, ratification bonus, oregon the 401k Match/SCRC Contribution. They besides would not reinstate the defined payment pension," the IAM said successful a statement.

More than 30,000 Boeing workers successful the northwest of the US went connected onslaught past period implicit wage and status packages.