Vol. 74/No. 20 May 24, 2010
Unionists strike Boeing plant in California |
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Militant/Bill Arth
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LONG BEACH, CaliforniaMembers of United Auto Workers Local 148 picket outside a Boeing plant here. Some 1,700 union members struck the plant, which manufactures the C-17 cargo plane, on May 11. They had voted by an 80 percent majority to reject the companys contract offer, which sought concessions in pensions and medical benefits. BILL ARTH Related articles: Mother Jones: Industrial war is on in this country Nickel strikers in Canada say, Enough is enough! Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |