The strike at Boeing by 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists union, which reaches its seventh day today, has already cost the company and workers $572 million, according to an estimate from Anderson Economic Group.

Boeing will furlough tens of thousands of its executives, managers and others as more than 30,000 machinists intend to go on strike Friday in Seattle and Oregon.

Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to conserve cash during the strike by union machinists that began last week. Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said the people who would be required to take time off without pay starting in the coming days include executives,

BOSTON - Hotel workers went on strike in Boston Thursday morning for a third time this month. This time, workers at the Omni Parker House, Omni Boston Seaport, Renaissance Boston Seaport, and Westin Boston Seaport walked off the job at 7 a.

"We're showing them that we got to do what we got to do to get our raise," Renaissance Seaport hotel worker Dee Dee Jones said from their picket line Thursday morning. "Nobody wants to strike. It's sad that we had to strike just to get a new contract.

The United Auto Workers union plans to hold strike authorization votes at one or more of its Stellantis local chapters in the coming days, union president Shawn Fain said on Tuesday, which could lead to significant disruptions for the Jeep maker.

The union has filed charges of unfair labor practice and grievances against the Jeep-maker, citing abandoned commitments made in 2023

United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain announced Tuesday he will take "strike action" against Stellantis for failing to follow through on a deal that ended last year's six-week strike.