Striking Boeing workers reject 35% pay rise offer
Striking Boeing workers have voted to reject a new offer from the aviation giant, which included a 35% pay rise over four years.The International Association…
Boeing CEO lays out cautious path to turnaround as strike vote awaited | Aviation News
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has laid out a cautious path to turn the company around, calling for a “fundamental culture change” at the struggling plane…
On bottlenose dolphins and the insidious presence of microplastics
I’m Susanne Rust, staff writer for the L.A. Times; I’m filling in for Sammy Roth today. For the last few months, I’ve been largely covering…
Boeing, machinists union reach tentative deal to end 5-week strike
1 of 3 | Boeing reached a tentative deal Saturday with its unionized machinists to end a strike that has dragged on for over a…
Hit by Boeing strike, supplier Spirit Aero to furlough 700 employees | Aviation News
Spirit says it does not have additional space to store the 767 and 777 fuselages it builds for Boeing planes.Spirit AeroSystems has told employees that…
Hundreds of Spirit AeroSystems employees furloughed amid Boeing strike
1 of 3 | Around 700 Spirit AeroSystems employees are being furloughed as a result of the ongoing strike by Boeing machinists that began last…
Something is rotten in SoCal’s Metropolitan Water District
There are few government agencies more central to daily life in Los Angeles than the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which spends billions of…
Boeing shores up finances even as striking workers rally | Workers’ Rights News
In a move to shore up its sagging finances, Boeing has announced plans to raise up to $25bn through stock and debt offerings and a…
Burrowing owls and solar farms will need to coexist
If you don’t love burrowing owls, you’ve probably never seen a burrowing owl. They’re 7 to 10 inches tall, with bright yellow eyes and long,…
Acting US labour secretary to meet with Boeing and union to end impasse | Workers’ Rights News
Julie Su’s intervention comes days after Boeing unveiled plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce as labour negotiations came to a halt.United States Acting…
Boeing to cut 10% workforce, delay 777X delivery as strike takes toll | Workers’ Rights News
The strike is costing Boeing $1bn a month, making it critical for the firm to end the work stoppage.United States-based plane maker Boeing will cut…
Boeing to lay off 17,000 workers, delay 777X rollout amid machinists strike
Boeing announced Friday it will lay off 17,000 workers, roughly 10% of its workforce, and further delay the rollout of its long-planned 777X commercial jet…
On Yom Kippur, a Jewish case for fossil fuel divestment
“See, I have set before you this day life and death, blessing and curse — and [you should] choose life.”So says Moses near the end…
Boeing, union at strike impasse as company halts talks, withdraws pay offer | Labour Rights News
The nearly four-week-old strike between Boeing and its key manufacturing union are showing no signs of a breakthrough after talks broke down, with no new…
Talks between Boeing, machinists’ union break down
The logo for Boeing is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on March 18, 2019. Boeing said that…
Jane Fonda’s anti-nuclear arguments don’t make sense
Jane Fonda is a powerful, passionate climate advocate. She’s gotten arrested protesting at the U.S. Capitol, raised money to defeat a Big Oil ballot measure…
Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got
Let’s say the American West could dedicate a landmass smaller than Delaware to all of the large-scale solar farms that will be needed in this…
Newsom wants Californians to help on climate. He should help too
“Every day, Californians are taking small actions that collectively are helping us create a better world for our kids and grandkids,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said…
NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety warning for Boeing 737-MAX rudder systems
Rudder systems on certain Boeing 737 Max aircraft could be compromised due to faulty rollout guidance actuators, the National Transportation Safety Administration warned Thursday. File…
Are climate protesters changing the world? Or wasting their time?
Sometimes it’s clear when you’re watching history: the March on Washington. The Apollo 11 moon landing. Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the first woman of…