SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down.þþThe manufacturer said that it had boosted its offer for union workers for take-home pay and retirement benefits during two days of negotiations.þþ“Unfortunately, the union did not seriously consider our proposals. Instead, the union made non-negotiable demands far in excess of what can be accepted if we are to remain competitive as a business,” Boeing said in a prepared statement. “Given that position, further negotiations do not make sense at this point and our offer has been withdrawn.”þþThe union said that it surveyed its members after receiving Boeing’s most recent offer, and it was rejected overwhelmingly.þþ“Your negotiating committee attempted to address multiple priorities that could have led to an offer we could bring to a vote, but the company wasn’t willing to move in our direction,” the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 said in a message to members.þþThe union complained last month that Boeing had publicized its latest offer to 33,000 striking workers without first bargaining with union negotiators.
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