WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing and its Seattle-area machinists union will open negotiations on a new contract on March 8, a union spokesperson said Friday.
Formal negotiations between the U.S. planemaker and its largest union — District 751 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers — were set to begin in early February, but the start date was pushed back at Boeing’s request after a Jan. 5 mid-air cabin blowout on a 737 MAX 9.
IAM District 751’s contract agreement with Boeing ends on midnight on Sept. 12. The union represents about 31,000 workers in the area around Puget Sound, Washington.
(Reporting by Valerie Insinna)
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