"Mealy said he voted against the contract because of provisions that would allow Boeing to assign workers to operate more than one machine at a time. Boeing said this change to "simultaneous machining" wouldn't result in any layoffs, but Mealy said he believes it would inevitably mean his job would be eliminated."

Every machine shop in the country has been doing this for years. They've had to so they can compete...

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"Striker Dale Burt, a 777 worker from Mount Vernon, said the $3,000 signing bonus Boeing offered in the contract's first year wouldn't have covered the increased costs he would have faced under the new health insurance plans."

I can easily say that just about every worker in the country has had to pay higher insurance premiums over the last few years.

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