SEATTLE – After a high-pressure campaign from area politicians and Boeing and over unanimous opposition from the local union’s leaders, Machinists who work for Boeing in the Puget Sound area, around Portland, Ore., and in Wichita, Kansas, narrowly approved an eight-year contract extension, from 2016 through 2024, with the giant aircraft maker.  The ratio was … Continue reading IAM Boeing workers narrowly approve 8-year contract extension