Boeing union approves contract, ending more than seven-week strike

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SEATTLE, Nov 5 — Striking workers at Boeing approved the company’s latest contract proposal Monday, ending a more than s...

Jon Holden, head of the Seattle union, described the contract as a win for workers who were determined to make up for more than a decade of stagnant wages from prior negotiations that had enraged many rank-and-file workers.“The strike will end and now it’s our job to get back to work and start building the airplanes, increase the rates and bring this company back to financial success,” Holden said at a news conference.“I’m proud of our members,” Holden said.“They’ve achieved a lot and we’re ready to move forward.

The move will send some 33,000 Seattle-area workers back on the job and restore operations at two major assembly plants.

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