The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest says contract talks “broke off” with the company after another bargaining session

As local unionized Boeing machinists embark on the third week of the strike, we thought we’d take a second to understand how we got here, and what the machinists hope for moving forward. In this saga we have exploding planes,

Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down.