Boeing’s Strike Stalemate Leaves Mediators Seeking Consensus
- Mediators have been brought in to help bridge differences
- Talks have been on-off since strike began in mid September
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It’s been more than a week since Boeing Co. broke off contract talks with the union representing 33,000 striking hourly workers. But that doesn’t mean that all efforts to end the monthlong labor impasse have ground to a halt.
Federal mediators check in frequently with the deadlocked officials, teasing out details of what they’re thinking and paying close attention to even the slightest wording changes. They’re looking for shifts that would merit summoning teams from Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers back for more negotiations, hoping the next round might finally bring a breakthrough.