The 2024 strike by Boeing's machinists

Gone quiet · last story Nov 16, 2024

What this arc covers

The seven-week strike by Boeing's factory workers in the fall of 2024: their rejection of a contract deal, the furloughs and layoffs at Boeing and its supplier Spirit AeroSystems, the company's losses and rejected offers, and the workers' vote in November to accept a contract.

Earliest story we hold Sep 6, 2024 · 19 stories · 113 independent sources (counted once each) · 71 days

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Part of Boeing

  1. Boeing's 737 MAX reckoning: the door plug blowout and the crash caseJan 6, 2024 – Aug 6, 2026
  2. The Starliner astronauts stranded in space for nine monthsMay 2, 2024 – Feb 19, 2026
  3. The 2024 strike by Boeing's machinistsThis arcSep 6 – Nov 16, 2024
  4. The 2025 strike by workers at Boeing's defense plants in the MidwestJul 27 – Nov 13, 2025

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Nov 16– 192024Boeing layoffs so far total nearly 2,200 workers in Washington state21 articles · 19 independent sources
3 left, 6 center, 4 right
Nov 13– 142024Boeing issues layoff notices as aerospace giant cuts 17,000 jobs9 articles · 5 independent sources
0 left, 1 center, 3 right
Nov 122024Boeing says it will take several weeks to resume production of planes after the strike5 articles · 4 independent sources
0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Sep 12 – 14, 2024Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer100 articles · 56 independent sources
  2. Sep 23 – 24, 2024Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough49 articles · 33 independent sources
  3. Oct 11 – 12, 2024Boeing to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce39 articles · 31 independent sources
  4. Oct 23 – 24, 2024Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union64 articles · 43 independent sources
  5. Nov 1 – 5, 2024Boeing workers vote to accept contract, end more than 7-week strike79 articles · 52 independent sources
    1. Nov 1, 2024Boeing and its striking workers have a new deal to end the costly strike
    2. Nov 4, 2024Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike
    3. Nov 5, 2024Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Sep 2Sep 16Sep 30Oct 21Nov 4Nov 18

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Sep 2, 202428129
Sep 9, 202411236109
Sep 16, 2024419254
Sep 23, 2024414447
Oct 7, 2024612751
Oct 14, 2024411328
Oct 21, 20241118576
Oct 28, 202436020
Nov 4, 2024618872
Nov 11, 202405420
Nov 18, 202436315

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

19% left · 70% center · 11% right of 113 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 19 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. September 2024

    Sep 6– 10Boeing reaches deal with union to avoid strike41 articles · 30 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 2 right
  2. Sep 12– 14Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer100 articles · 56 independent sources
    10 left, 20 center, 6 right
  3. Sep 16– 19Boeing set to start large-scale furloughs due to machinists strike35 articles · 28 independent sources
    4 left, 13 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 16– 17Boeing considers temporary layoffs to save cash during strike12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 16Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with factory worker strike9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 23– 24Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough49 articles · 33 independent sources
    4 left, 14 center, 4 right

  7. October 2024

    Oct 9Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down15 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  8. Oct 11– 12Boeing to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce39 articles · 31 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 7 right
  9. Oct 15Boeing plans to raise up to $35B to shore up finances as strike continues7 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  10. Oct 18Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing machinist strike continues6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  11. Oct 19Boeing Reaches Tentative Union Deal—Would End Five-Week Strike16 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 2 right
  12. Oct 23Boeing posts a $6 billion loss as striking workers vote on a new contract14 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 1 right
  13. Oct 23– 24Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union64 articles · 43 independent sources
    9 left, 14 center, 5 right
  14. Oct 28Boeing, in need of cash, looking to raise up to approximately $19 billion in stock offering11 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right

  15. November 2024

    Nov 1– 5Boeing workers vote to accept contract, end more than 7-week strike79 articles · 52 independent sources
    6 left, 18 center, 8 right
  16. Nov 1Boeing workers will vote on a new contract offer to end 7-week-old strike10 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  17. Nov 12Boeing says it will take several weeks to resume production of planes after the strike5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  18. Nov 13– 14Boeing issues layoff notices as aerospace giant cuts 17,000 jobs9 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  19. Nov 16– 19Boeing layoffs so far total nearly 2,200 workers in Washington state21 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 4 right