Boeing labor pains and 'overworked' employees are linked to its 737 Max issues, analyst says

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NTSB examines the fuselage plug area of Boeing 737 Max 9 from Alaska Airlines flight © Image: National Transportation Safety Board handout (Getty Images)

Story by Laura Bratton • 3h

NTSB examines the fuselage plug area of Boeing 737 Max 9 from Alaska Airlines flight

Boeing workers are dissatisfied with their pay and benefits, and they’re willing to strike for a 40% raise, the company’s largest union told Bloomberg Tuesday (Feb. 6).

For the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents Boeing workers,their dissatisfaction is tied to Boeing’s recent issues with its 737 Max 9, an analyst told the outlet.

“People don’t get stupider,” Cliff Collier, an aerospace manufacturing consultant, told Bloomberg. “People get overworked, people get pushed to do things they probably shouldn’t do.” He also said high turnover at the company following the pandemic means there have been more “inexperienced” workers and managers on production lines.

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