"On every major issue your solidarity forced Boeing to change their offer. We have shown the American people we can stand up and get a multi-national corporation to do the right thing." Such is the primal language of victory emanating from Boeing's Machinists Union, which has hammered out a tentative agreement with the company's commercial airplane division after 24 days of industrial strike action.
Thousands of machinists will vote Thursday on whether to approve the new three-year deal, though the union's foremen are counseling its 18,400 members to accept the agreement, saying it will address key issues including health care premiums and pension payouts. The union has reportedly won a pension payout increased to $70 per month for every year worked, removed all takeaway proposals on healthcare and ensured retiree medical benefits stay the same as the current contract, amongst other major issues.
So, the crisis (for FR) seems over...