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Boeing wants big pension, health care cuts in 777X deal
By DOMINIC GATES — The Seattle Times
Published: November 5, 2013

Boeing is asking the Machinists union to agree to big cuts in future pension and health care benefits in exchange for placing manufacturing work on the forthcoming 777X jet in Washington state, according to details of the offer leaked to The Seattle Times through union representatives.

The proposed deal would span eight years from the end of the current contract in 2016, ensuring a full decade of labor peace for the company.

A vote of the membership could be set this week, likely for Wednesday, Nov. 13, according to union sources.

The union leadership is expected not to offer any recommendation on what way to vote, but will instead tell members: “vote your conscience.”