- Note that some analysts estimate a strike at Boeing could cost the company about $150M/day in lost revenue.
- Machinists vote to strike by 87%, machinists needed 67% rejection to trigger strike.
- The current contract has been extended for 48 hours at the request of the governor of Washington.

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