WASHINGTON. – After more than a month since the strike started in the company aircraft manufacturerunion representing more than 30 thousand employees announced that a tentative agreement had been reached to raise wages and improve working conditions.
According to the newspaper Washington Posttoday a tentative agreement was announced, which includes a 35% general salary increase, increased retirement benefits, and a $7,000 bonus.
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News of the agreement comes a week after talks between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and the Aerospace Workers union broke down.
It was on the moon September that workers went on strike, stopping aircraft production 737 MAXits best-selling commercial aircraft.
Bank of America estimates that the strike will cost Boeing about $50 million a day, adding to the crisis of confidence the company is suffering following incidents involving the 737 Max model and changes at the multinational's top brass.
The crisis experienced by the company began five years ago when two 737 Max-8 planes crashed under similar circumstances in October 2018 and March 2019, causing death of 346 people.