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最新杏吧原创 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 gathered at 最新杏吧原创 Music Park on Friday morning to vote on the contract.

By noon, union spokesperson DeLane Adams said members had rejected it.

鈥淏oeing鈥檚 modified offer did not include a sufficient signing bonus relative to what other Boeing workers have received, or a raise in 401(k) benefits,鈥� the union said in a statement sent by DeLane. 鈥淭he democratic vote underscores the determination of approximately 3,200 IAM Union members to continue their stand together until their voices are heard.鈥�

Dan Gillian, Boeing鈥檚 top executive in 最新杏吧原创, said the company was disappointed in the result.

鈥淲e鈥檝e made clear the overall economic framework of our offer will not change,鈥� Gillian said Friday in a statement.

鈥淲e will continue to execute our contingency plan, including hiring permanent replacement workers, as we maintain support for our customers,鈥� he continued.

Gillian said no further talks with the union were scheduled.

The union has been on strike since Aug. 4. Last month, members rejected an offer that included a $5,000 ratification bonus and a 20% general wage increase over four years.

The new offer includes a $4,000 ratification bonus and a 24% general wage increase over five years.

The new contract meant average wages would have grown from $75,000 to $109,000 over five years, Boeing said.

Gillian called it 鈥渢he best deal we鈥檝e ever offered to IAM 837.鈥�

But it was clear Friday morning that union members were divided.

Outside the Music Park, workers in blue union shirts milled around, catching up with one another and asking each other how they voted. The lyrics of Aretha Franklin鈥檚 鈥淩espect鈥� played from a speaker in the parking lot where union members sat by their cars chatting.

Joel Burroughs, a quality inspector, voted against it. He was frustrated with how long it took to get to the top of the pay scale. He said the new contract would help veteran workers, but not him.

鈥淭here鈥檚 definitely a divide between individuals with fewer than five years or persons who are kind of already at the top,鈥� Burroughs said. 鈥淲e have the least benefit from the contract.鈥�

Dennis Delmain, a process mechanic at Boeing, voted for it. He said it was the first contract in the 16 years he鈥檚 been with the company where he wouldn鈥檛 lose anything.

鈥淓very contract we鈥檝e went through, I鈥檝e lost something,鈥� Delmain said. 鈥淚 paid more on insurance. Whatever they give me went right back into what they charge us.鈥�

But he knew that younger workers, especially, were upset over what Boeing was offering.

鈥淭his is a good contract for these younger kids. They don鈥檛 realize that,鈥� Delmain said. 鈥淭hat 4%, by the time they get to the end of their career, 25, 30 years, that鈥檚 almost an extra $200,000.鈥�

Nicholas Schutte, a quality inspector, voted against the offer. He said he didn鈥檛 like how union officials have been conducting negotiations. It鈥檚 like the union isn鈥檛 listening to what its members want, he said.

鈥淭he entire time they鈥檝e been pussyfooting around,鈥� he said. 鈥�(They鈥檙e) like, 鈥榊eah, this is the best we could do. We don鈥檛 really know what you guys want.鈥欌��

Schutte said he didn鈥檛 think the contract would pass.

David Stevenson cast his ballot in favor of the contract but quickly left the concert venue where the vote took place because there was 鈥渢oo much negativity鈥� from other workers, he said.

Stevenson is an assembly mechanic who worked for GKN Aerospace for 18 years before Boeing acquired his site last year. He said contracts are a 鈥済ive and take鈥� and that the benefits will accumulate over time.

The union will have more negotiating power in a few years when the new site expansion is completed and work on the new F-47 fighter jet is underway, he said.

鈥淵ou can鈥檛 expect everything up front,鈥� Stevenson said. 鈥淚 mean, it鈥檚 not the best, but it鈥檚 a decent paying job鈥� Nobody wants to work. Everybody wants to be wealthy. I鈥檇 rather be wealthy, but there鈥檚 worse jobs out there.鈥�

Later Friday, after the votes were tallied, Stevenson said he doesn鈥檛 know what the plan is now.

鈥淚鈥檓 not sure what they鈥檙e after,鈥� he said of union leadership. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how much more what they鈥檙e wanting. I haven鈥檛 heard anything from the union since we basically started.鈥�

Still, he said he wouldn鈥檛 cross the picket line.

鈥淚t is what it is,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 guess we鈥檒l keep walking.鈥�

Meanwhile, he said, maybe he鈥檒l get a second job. He hears DoorDash is hiring.