Striking Union Says Boeing Ignored Bid to End Labor Strife (1)

Boeing Co. hasn’t responded to attempts to restart stalled contract talks or to discuss a union proposal ratified by striking defense factory workers in a bid to end a nearly eight-week strike, the lead union negotiator said Tuesday.

• “Any unwillingness to come and meet is not by the union, but by Boeing itself,” says Jody Bennett, a vice president with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
• Boeing vice president Dan Gillian rejected the union leader’s characterization of the labor group’s proposal and overture
  • “It’s unfortunate the union led its members to vote on an offer that we didn’t ...