Machinists give Boeing 777X proposal for Washington

By Washington Examiner
Published December 12, 2013 5:00am ET
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Machinists give Boeing 777X proposal for Washington
Machinists line up to vote on Boeing's contract at the Aerospace Machinists Union headquarters in Everett, Wash., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Thousands of Boeing machinists in the Northwest cast their ballots Wednesday on a contentious contract proposal that would have workers exchange concessions for decades of secure jobs. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel) | Mike Siegel

SEATTLE — On the second day of talks between Boeing Commercial Airplanes officials and Machinists union leaders, the union said Wednesday it presented a preliminary proposal for a contract that would mean much of the work on the company’s new 777X jet would be done in the Puget Sound region.

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