Striking Boeing Workers Make Earnings a Cliffhanger for CEO
- Planemaker, unions hammered out a tentative new wage accord
- Machinists will vote on proposal on same day as earnings
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Kelly Ortberg’s earnings debut as Boeing Co. chief executive officer has gained an element of suspense as workers vote on the same day whether to accept the planemaker’s latest proposal and end a five-week-long strike.
Boeing and the union representing 33,000 striking members hammered out a tentative new accord that notches up pay by 35% over four years, an unprecedented wage increase.