Boeing has extended the deadline to vote on its latest “best and final contract offer” to striking Textron Aviation workers in Wichita, Kansas, after it was overwhelmingly rejected by the machinists’ union. 

On September 23, 2024, the planemaker presented what it referred to as a “best and final contract offer” to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751 in the hope of settling the strike that has now entered its second week. Boeing said voting on the new deal should be held by 23:59 local time on September 27, 2024. 

On the same day, the union said its members would not vote on the ratification by the deadline as it believed the company has not provided enough time to share the details of the offer with the union membership or secure all voting locations. Additionally, the union added that Boeing had wrongly stated that union membership is required to vote. 

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