波音公司与国际机械师和航空航天工人协会（IAM）之间的劳资纠纷持续数月，最终波音公司提出了新的合同方案，包括四年内加薪38%、批准奖金和生产力奖金等。工会领导层认为已经取得了最大让步，并建议成员投票批准该合同，以结束罢工，恢复生产，避免公司陷入更大的财务困境。如果工会成员再次否决，波音将面临进一步的财务风险和不确定性。此次罢工导致波音生产停滞，包括737 Max、777和767等机型的生产都受到影响，公司也面临着现金流短缺的压力。此外，文章还回顾了波音公司近年来面临的挑战，包括737 Max飞机的安全问题、联邦调查、裁员和股权出售等，这些都对公司的声誉和财务状况造成了负面影响。

🤔波音公司与工会就薪资福利问题进行了长时间的谈判，最终提出了新的合同方案，其中包括四年内加薪38%、批准奖金和生产力奖金等，以期结束持续数月的罢工。该方案比之前被否决的方案略有提高，工会领导层也认为这是他们能够争取到的最佳结果，因此建议成员投票批准。 波音公司在过去几年里经历了一系列的挑战，包括737 Max飞机的坠机事故、联邦调查和裁员等，这些事件严重损害了公司的声誉和财务状况。罢工的发生进一步加剧了公司的财务压力，因为生产停滞导致公司无法交付新飞机，从而减少了收入。因此，达成协议对波音公司来说至关重要，可以恢复生产，带来急需的现金流，避免公司陷入更大的财务困境。

📅如果工会成员投票批准该合同，他们将在11月12日返回工作岗位。此前，工会成员曾两次否决了波音公司的合同提议，主要原因是波音公司拒绝恢复传统养老金，而养老金是工人们非常关心的问题。这次的提议虽然没有恢复养老金，但提供了更高的薪资涨幅和额外的奖金，希望能够获得工会成员的批准。 罢工始于9月13日，当时工会成员以压倒性多数否决了波音公司提出的四年内加薪25%的方案，因为这远低于工会最初要求的三年内加薪40%的要求。在10月23日，工会再次否决了波音公司提出的四年内加薪35%的方案，尽管这次的提议获得了36%的支持率，但仍然没有恢复养老金。

✈️波音公司表示，机械师的平均年薪为75,608美元，如果新的合同获得批准，四年后将升至119,309美元。此外，该合同还包括12,000美元的合同批准奖金，以及公司对员工401(k)退休账户的更多贡献。 波音公司还承诺将在西雅图地区建造下一代飞机。工会官员担心，如果工人们拒绝新合同，公司可能会撤回这一承诺。罢工也引起了拜登政府的关注，代理劳工部长朱莉·苏曾多次介入谈判。这次罢工是自2008年以来波音机械师的首次罢工，对波音公司来说是今年遇到的最新挫折。

💼波音公司首席执行官凯利·奥特伯格承认，波音公司的信誉下降，债务过多，并且“我们业绩的严重缺陷”让许多航空公司客户感到失望。但他表示，公司的优势在于积压的飞机订单价值高达5000亿美元。 在罢工期间，奥特伯格宣布了约17,000人的裁员计划，并出售股票以防止公司信用评级被降至垃圾级。标普和惠誉评级上周表示，243亿美元的股票和其他证券将用于支付即将到来的债务，并降低信用评级下调的风险。罢工导致波音公司现金流紧张，因为生产停滞导致公司无法交付新飞机，从而减少了收入。

A vote to ratify the contract would clear the way for the aerospace giant to resume airplane production and bring in much-needed cash. If members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers vote for a third time to reject Boeing’s offer, it would plunge the company into further financial peril and uncertainty.In its latest proposed contract, Boeing is offering pay raises of 38% over four years, as well as ratification and productivity bonuses. IAM District 751, which represents Boeing workers in the Pacific Northwest, endorsed the proposal, which is slightly more generous than one the machinists voted down nearly two weeks ago.“It is time for our members to lock in these gains and confidently declare victory,” the union district said in scheduling Monday’s vote. “We believe asking members to stay on strike longer wouldn’t be right as we have achieved so much success.”Union officials said they think they have gotten all they can though negotiations and a strike, and that if the current proposal is rejected, future offers from Boeing might be worse. They expect to announce the result of the vote Monday night.Boeing has adamantly rejected requests to restore traditional pensions that the company froze nearly a decade ago. Pensions were a key issue for workers who voted down previous offers in September and October.If machinists ratify the latest offer, they would return to work by Nov. 12, according to the union.The strike began Sept. 13 with an overwhelming 94.6% rejection of Boeing’s offer to raise pay by 25% over four years — far less than the union’s original demand for 40% wage increases over three years.Machinists voted down another offer — 35% raises over four years, but still no revival of pensions — on Oct. 23, the same day Boeing reported a third-quarter loss of more than $6 billion. However, the offer received 36% support, up from 5% for the mid-September proposal, making Boeing leaders believe they were close to a deal.Boeing says average annual pay for machinists is $75,608 and would rise to $119,309 in four years under the current offer.In addition to a slightly larger pay increases, the proposed contract includes a $12,000 contract ratification bonus, up from $7,000 in the previous offer, and larger company contributions to employees’ 401(k) retirement accounts.Boeing also promises to build its next airline plane in the Seattle area. Union officials fear the company may withdraw the pledge if workers reject the new offer.The strike drew the attention of the Biden administration. Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su intervened in the talks several times, including last week.The labor standoff — the first strike by Boeing machinists since an eight-week walkout in 2008 — is the latest setback in a volatile year for the company.Boeing came under several federal investigations after a door plug blew off a 737 Max plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. Federal regulators put limits on Boeing airplane production that they said would last until they felt confident about manufacturing safety at the company.The door plug incident renewed concerns about the safety of the 737 Max. Two of the plane’s crashed less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people. The CEO whose effort to fix the company failed announced in March that he would step down. In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max.As the strike dragged on, new CEO Kelly Ortberg announced about 17,000 layoffs and a stock sale to prevent the company’s credit rating from being cut to junk status. S&P and Fitch Ratings said last week that the $24.3 billion in stock and other securities will cover upcoming debt payments and reduce the risk of a credit downgrade.The strike has created a cash crunch by depriving Boeing of money it gets when delivering new planes to airlines. The walkout at Seattle-area factories stopped production of the 737 Max, Boeing’s best-selling plane, and the 777 or “triple-seven” jet and the cargo-carrying version of its 767 plane.Ortberg has conceded that trust in Boeing has declined, the company has too much debt, and “serious lapses in our performance” have disappointed many airline customers. But, he says, the company’s strengths include a backlog of airplane orders valued at a half-trillion dollars.Upcoming event: Join business's brightest minds and boldest leaders at the Fortune Global Forum, convening November 11 and 12 in New York City. Thought-provoking sessions and off-the-record discussions feature Fortune 500 CEOs, former Cabinet members and global Ambassadors, and 7x world champion Tom Brady–among many others.

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