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00:00Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike!
00:03Frustrated and seeking a better deal,
00:06these Boeing factory workers are striking for the first time since 2008.
00:11Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
00:16voted on rejecting a new agreement proposed to them by Boeing
00:19just weeks after the manufacturer acquired a new CEO
00:23after a series of plane equipment failures.
00:26This is about respect. This is about addressing the past.
00:31And this is about fighting for our future.
00:33Our members rejected the contract by 94.6%.
00:40The contract offered included a general wage increase of 25% over four years,
00:45a $3,000 bonus and a pledge to build Boeing's next commercial plane in the Seattle area.
00:52But dissatisfied, the workers continue to push for the originally requested 40% pay rise.
01:00It just feels like they're trying to put a little bit of pressure on us.
01:04And that's just not the way you want to act towards your employees
01:07if you really want us to work for you and build a quality plane.
01:11Employees at the Boeing factories in the Seattle area have been protesting all week.
01:16The strike could have a significant financial impact on the manufacturer,
01:20who is already struggling with output delays and mountain debt.
01:24Boeing has responded with a statement saying
01:26it would be ready to renegotiate an agreement with its workers.