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Aerospace Blog

September 3, 2008

Boeing Machinists await contract vote results

Posted at 7:36 pm by Michelle Dunlop

The polls have closed for the Machinists to vote on Boeing’s final contract offer. And here in Seattle, union members are streaming into the Machinists hall to watch as the ballots are counted.

Workers in Everett marched to the union hall to vote both at 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m.

The Herald’s online poll also has closed. Although about 600 people voted today, the final vote remains about the same as yesterday afternoon.

Roughly 65 percent of poll participants say the Machinists will get the two-thirds majority needed to strike.

Union members gathered here seem to agree. From longstanding employees to those who just joined the company, many vote watchers voted to strike.

“I thought it was a subpar contract,” said Tim Gurno, a worker on the 767 line.

The union plans to have the results by 9 p.m. A strike would start at 12:01 a.m.

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