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02-09-2005, 11:47
Seattletimes (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002464878_webboevote01.html)
Machinists who work at Boeing plants in Washington, Oregon and Kansas voted to strike with an overwhelming 86 percent vote.
The current contract expires at 12:01 A.M. Friday, and some union members spent Thursday afternoon marshalling their picket signs and other gear to begin the strike.The International Association of Machinists, District 751, represents 18,300 workers in the Puget Sound area, Gresham, Ore., and Wichita, Kansas.
Machinists who work at Boeing plants in Washington, Oregon and Kansas voted to strike with an overwhelming 86 percent vote.
The current contract expires at 12:01 A.M. Friday, and some union members spent Thursday afternoon marshalling their picket signs and other gear to begin the strike.The International Association of Machinists, District 751, represents 18,300 workers in the Puget Sound area, Gresham, Ore., and Wichita, Kansas.