Second vote on Boeing contract bares union rift
Machinists firm but talk of moving production outside Washington state worries leaders
[NEW YORK] After Boeing's workers in Washington state voted down an eight-year contract extension in November, Boeing wasted little time in soliciting offers from other states to build its new 777X aircraft.
Within weeks, 22 states made proposals to Boeing, with some offering billions of dollars in subsidies to lure a project that would mean thousands of jobs and the prestige of having such a prominent manufacturer.
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