Unionized Boeing employees say they’re facing serious economic hardship as they wait on a new contract with the aerospace giant.
Tuesday marked the third workday that 33,000 workers didn’t show up to any of Boeing’s plants.
Dozens of striking workers stand outside the Renton factory around the clock, feeding off the blaring horns of passing cars and trucks showing their support. The honking seems to never end on Logan Avenue.
Jon Holden, president of IAM District 751, the union that represents the workers, said at the beginning of the strike that things would be “a little bit chaotic at first, but we’ll get our feet under us as we picket the sites.”
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And the picket lines certainly did get organized.
Most spots now feature amenities for strikers, like snacks, bottled water, some sort of covered canopy, a porta-potty, loud music, and a burn barrel, of course, to keep warm .
But despite the music and cheers, workers say this strike is not a celebration.