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Boeing workers are to go on strike after they overwhelmingly <\/b>rejected a tentative deal between union representatives and the plane maker that included a 25% pay rise.<\/p>\n
More than 30,000 workers – who produce planes including the 737 Max and 777 in the Seattle and Portland areas – are set to down their tools from Friday.<\/p>\n
It is yet another setback for the aviation giant, which is facing deepening financial losses as it struggles to repair its reputation after a series of safety issues, including two fatal crashes.<\/p>\n
It is also a major blow for Boeing’s new chief executive Kelly Ortberg<\/a>, who was appointed last month with a mission to turn the business around.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Almost 95% of the union members who voted in the ballot rejected the deal, with 96% backing strike action.<\/p>\n “Our members spoke loud and clear tonight,” said Jon Holden, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751.<\/p>\n “We strike at midnight,” he added.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, union representatives advised members to support the tentative deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n