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Machinists strike Boeing in three states to defend workers’ health-care benefits |
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Militant/Frank Forrestal
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California—Members of International Association of Machinists picket Boeing’s plant here November 5. Nearly 1,500 Boeing workers in Alabama, Florida, and California walked out November 2. The aircraft giant is seeking cuts in health care—increasing deductibles and premiums and canceling retiree health-care benefits for new hires. The three IAM locals on strike organize workers at Boeing’s Delta government rocket program. Despite some replacements crossing picket lines here, unionists said the strike is solid. IAM District Lodge 725 is holding a solidarity rally November 10 at its Huntington Beach union hall. —FRANK FORRESTAL
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