Machinists to vote on Boeing offer despite rejection, union leader says

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Machinists to vote on Boeing offer despite rejection, union leader says
By News Tribune staff and The Seattle Times
Staff writer
December 12, 2013 Updated 8 hours ago

Washington’s bid to place work on the 777X jet in the state may not be dead yet, despite the abrupt collapse Thursday afternoon of negotiations between Boeing management and the Machinists union.

In a phone interview late Thursday with The Seattle Times, the Machinists union’s lead negotiator said rank-and-file membership will get a chance to decide on the Boeing offer that the union leadership rejected earlier in the day.

Rich Michalski, who represented the national leadership of the International Association of Machinists in the negotiations, described the terms offered by Boeing management in a positive light and insisted that the members must decide the final outcome.

“Our members are very sophisticated and smart on this matter. Once we get the information on the offer to them, they will let us know,” Michalski said. “We really need to hear from our members.”