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boeing workers strike

on september 13, about 33,000 boeing employees in the united states began a strike. previously, the union rejected the labor agreement proposed by the company with 94.6% of the votes and voted in favor of the strike with 96% of the votes.

this is the first strike by boeing employees in 16 years and will bring boeing's commercial aircraft production to a halt. according to fox business, the last strike in 2008 lasted 52 days and cost boeing an estimated $100 million per day. the national public radio (npr) estimated that the total was about $2 billion.

on september 13, 2024, local time, about 33,000 workers at boeing's assembly plants in seattle and portland voted to strike. the strike will officially begin at midnight on september 14, local time.

since the lion air boeing 737 max crash in indonesia in 2018, boeing, known as the "crown jewel of american industry," seems to have embarked on a long road of decline. since 2018, boeing has not achieved annual profits, and has continued to have product quality and safety control problems, causing its stock price to plummet, and it currently has nearly $60 billion in debt.