September 12, 2024 – 6:40 AM PDT
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing’s (BA.N) U.S. West Coast factory workers started voting on Thursday on a much-criticized new contract and a possible strike, piling pressure on the planemaker as it wrestles with chronic production delays and mounting debt.
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A potential strike starting on Friday would be a big early blow to new CEO Kelly Ortberg, who was brought on last month to restore faith in the planemaker after a door panel blew off a near-new 737 MAX jet in mid-air in January.
Roughly 30,000 workers who produce Boeing’s 737 MAX, 767 and 777 jets in the Seattle and Portland areas will vote on their first full contract in 16 years.
Polling will close at 6 p.m. PT and the result will be announced this evening, the International…
