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Boeing's 27,000 striking union machinists will receive their first strike benefit checks from the union Saturday as the work stoppage enters its fourth week.
The $150 weekly checks are payable beginning at the end of the strike's third week.
Striking members must show up in person at one of three locations, Green River Community College, the Seattle Union Hall or the Evergreen State Fairgrounds to pick up their checks.
Which location they visit is determined by their home Zip Code. Most Pierce County machinists will pick up their checks at Green River Community College. A list of Zip Codes for each site is available at the union's Web site.
Union members are scheduled to receive their checks based on the last number of their Social Security numbers. A list of pick-up times is available o the union site.
Union members must have performed picket or strike duties and be current on their August union dues in order to receive a check.
The strike, called after 80 percent of union members rejected Boeing's "best and final offer," shows no early signs of resolution. Neither the union nor Boeing has shown any signs of relenting thus far.
Union members say they're striking for a variety of reasons including the lack of job security language in the proposed contract, takeaways in the company's health coverage and an insufficient increase in pension benefits under the proposed 3-year deal.
Boeing says its offer would make Boeing machinists the best paid in the aerospace industry.
The strike has shut down production at Boeing's Puget Sound area commercial aircraft assembly plants.
COMMENTS:
Perhaps if the strikers had picked a more economically robust time to strike, they would be receiving more public support. As is, many non-Boeing employees are concerned whether they will even have a job a year from now, let alone whether it will pay more than their current job.
I'm not putting down or blaming the machinists. I believe they have a right to strike if they perceive their situation as unfair. I wish them the best, and I hope this situation can be resolved soon in a manner that both sides perceive as fair.
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