A vote to ratify the contract on the eve of Election Day ... The labor standoff — the first strike by Boeing machinists since an eight-week walkout in 2008 — is the latest setback in a ...

Approval of the deal with 38 percent raises over four years is a key step toward recovery after Boeing suffered billions in losses from the work stoppages and safety problems.

Boeing has said throughout these negotiations that restoring the pension plan is a nonstarter. But, at the last contract vote, Machinists said they were still hoping to see movement on their demand.

A Boeing employee looks at informational pamphlets before heading in to vote on a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at the Aerospace Machinists Union hall in Renton ...