Boeing has accused the Machinists union of failing to bargain in good faith in an unfair labor practice filed Thursday, as the ongoing strike enters its fourth week.
In a charge filed with the National Labor Relations Board, Boeing said the union had engaged in “regressive bargaining [and] surface bargaining” and accused the union of misrepresenting the terms of the deal and the status of negotiations to union members and the public. Boeing also said the union failed to “bring representatives to the bargaining table with the authority to reach an agreement.”
The charge comes after a two-day bargaining session ended with Boeing withdrawing its latest contract offer and both parties accusing the other of refusing to negotiate. After talks broke down Tuesday, the Machinists union said Boeing was “hell-bent” on sticking to its most recent contract proposal. In an interview the next day, local president Jon Holden said Boeing had overstated what it had offered to the union.
Boeing, meanwhile, said the Machinists union “did not seriously consider” the company’s proposal and instead made “nonnegotiable demands” that Boeing couldn’t meet.
In a statement Thursday, Boeing again said it had further improved its offer during negotiations this week but that the union continued to insist on “unreasonable demands.”
“The union’s public narrative is misleading and making it difficult to find a solution for our employees,” Boeing said. “We remain committed to reaching a compromise to end...
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