My Everett News

Here’s an update from the Machinist’s Union website this afternoon.. Machinists Present Offer to Boeing To Secure 777x Machinists Union representatives have presented the Boeing Co. with a preliminary proposal for a contract that would secure 777X wing fabrication and final assembly work for Puget Sound. The union is not disclosing any of the terms […]

18,000 machinists are expected to cast their vote today at the IAM 751 Union Hall at Airport Road and Kasch Park Road across from the Everett Boeing Plant. Shortly before 6am I spoke with Mark Clark, a union member and site co-chair for voting.”The Everett Police are out here doing a gresat job with traffic […]

During last night’s city council meeting Everett Mayor Ray Stehpanson congratulated the Boeing Company and the Machinists Union on coming to a surprise extension of their labor agreement. After the meeting I asked the mayor about the significance of the deal for Everett. “The city can do a lot of things for Boeing like taxes, […]

As part of the agreement between Boeing and IAM 751 to keep the production of the new 737 Max in Renton, Everett workers will have to ratify a four year contract extension. If that happens, employees will receive a $5000.00 signing bonus. Here’s the proposed contract extension from the IAM 751 website. The vote is […]

Some good news from the Machinists Union in their IAM 751 September newsletter. 4% GWI at Boeing & $0.18 COLA Effective September 2, 2011… Members at Boeing on the active payroll (or on approved leave of absence for 90 days or less) on September 1, will receive a 4 percent General Wage Increase effective September […]