Boeing Workers Go on Strike: Here’s What You Need to Know

Thousands of Boeing workers in Washington state and Oregon walked off on Friday.

Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight

Boeing factory workers walked off the job after 12 a.m. on Friday, stopping production of the prominent aerospace manufacturer’s airplanes after they rejected a new contract.

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the union, voted 96 percent to strike, and 94.6 percent voted to reject the Boeing agreement in the Seattle area and in neighboring Oregon.