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Boeing says it has a deal to avoid a strike by more than 30,000 machinists

Boeing has a tentative agreement with its largest union on a new contract for factory workers that could avoid a threatened strike. The company and the International Association of Machinists said Sunday the agreement will raise pay 25% over four years.

That’s less than the union had demanded. But the company agreed with a union proposal to build its next plane in Washington state. The president of the machinists’ union outpost at Boeing says the bargaining committee is recommending that members ratify the proposed contract.

The union has scheduled a two-part election for Thursday, with workers voting whether to accept the contract, and whether to authorize a strike if they reject the offer.

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