(Seattle) The International Machinists’ Union (IAM) announced Friday evening that negotiations with the Boeing group ended without an agreement, while a strike has been underway since September 13, and no new date has been set. been set at this stage.
“Talks have been broken off and no further dates are planned at this time. We remain open to negotiations with the company, whether directly or through mediation,” the union said in a statement posted on its website.
Boeing presented an offer on Monday, considered its “best”, but also “final”, including in particular a salary increase of 30% over four years, compared to 25% in its previous proposal.
The deadline for ratification by the strikers was set for Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Boeing, for its part, said it was open to discussion.
“We remain committed to resetting our relationship with our represented employees and negotiating in good faith, and want to reach an agreement as quickly as possible. We are ready to meet them at any time,” said a spokesperson for the aircraft manufacturer in a press release sent to AFP.
The IAM union welcomed “frank discussions”, but stressed that “although the conversations have been direct, we have not made progress on the issue of pensions [de retraite] “.
Boeing “is also not engaging substantively on other issues that members say remain top priorities, such as higher wages, faster pay progression and more vacation days,” the company said. ‘IAM-District 751, local branch of the union.
More than 33,000 members of the IAM union have been on strike in the northwest United States since September 13.
The group’s two main factories in Renton (producing the 737, its best-selling aircraft) and Everett (producing the 777 and housing several military programs) are among the sites that have been completely shut down for ten days.