Jayapal Statement on Machinists Strike

Photographs of the Congresswoman at the picket line can be downloaded here.

SEATTLE, WA - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement after joining striking Boeing members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union District 751 on the picket line:

"I was honored to join IAM 751 Machinists on the picket line and support their strike for increased wages, benefits, and pensions. This strike of 33,000 machinist workers is a remarkable showing of the power unionized workers hold when they organize.

"We have seen in dramatic fashion this year how Boeing has increased pay outs for shareholders and CEOs while workers express concerns over safety. Boeing's latest offer to workers doesn't meet the requested raises by the machinists who build their planes, even as their CEO was compensated more than $32 million in 2023.

"I hope to see Boeing and the machinists come back to the table to work in good faith to address the issues of fair wages and pensions."

In September, the machinists rejected a contract that did not meet their demands for pay raises of 40 percent over three years and the return to traditional pensions that had been replaced by 401(k) retirement accounts.

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