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Article: Boeing Machinists Move to Strike
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- July 9, 2002
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SEATTLE (AP) _ Members of The Boeing Co.'s largest union took the
first step Tuesday toward a possible strike if negotiations for a
new contract fail this summer.
Members in three districts of the Machinists union _ in the Puget
Sound area, Wichita, Kan., and Portland, Ore. _ gave preliminary strike
authorization by a 98 percent margin, union officials said. The union,
which represents 26,100 production workers at Boeing plants in the
three states, did not give vote totals or say how many members cast
ballots.
The vote, to give negotiators authority to seek a strike, is largely
a show of strength as the union continues talks with Boeing to replace
a ...