US Pacific north-west region workers voted 96% in favor of the strike and walked off the job early on Friday
Tens of thousands of Boeing workers walked off the job early on Friday after voting overwhelmingly to strike for higher pay, halting production of the planemaker’s strongest-selling jet as it wrestles with chronic output delays and mounting debt.
The company said on Friday it was ready to talk and “get back to the table to reach a new agreement” as striking workers picketed.
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