{"id":2243292,"date":"2024-05-13T08:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-firefighters-locked-out-by-company-say-safety-is-being-compromised\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T08:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:13:08","slug":"boeing-firefighters-locked-out-by-company-say-safety-is-being-compromised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-firefighters-locked-out-by-company-say-safety-is-being-compromised\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing firefighters claim safety jeopardized due to company lockout"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboeing-firefighters-locked-out-by-company-say-safety-is-being-compromised%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Boeing \u200cfirefighters, represented by\u2062 IAFF Local I-66, have been locked out \u2064by Boeing \u200bfor \u2064six \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">days due<\/a> \u200dto a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-ca-labor-official-for-role-amidst-states-multi-billion-dollar-unemployment-fraud-scandal\/\" title=\"Biden Taps CA Labor Official For Role Amidst State\u2019s Multi-Billion Dollar Unemployment Fraud Scandal\">contract dispute<\/a>. Safety concerns arise as the company hired replacements after failed negotiations. Lt.\u200b Jon Riggsby expressed worries about compromised safety\u2063 for Boeing employees \u200band highlighted pay as a key issue\u2062 in \u200cthe ongoing standoff. The Boeing\u200c firefighters, represented by\u200d IAFF Local I-66, have\u200b faced a six-day lockout by Boeing over a contract disagreement. Safety risks have emerged as\u200b replacements were brought in post unsuccessful talks.\u200d Lt. Jon Riggsby voiced apprehensions regarding compromised safety for Boeing staff and emphasized pay as a central concern in the ongoing deadlock.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Friday marks the sixth day of Boeing firefighters being locked out by the aerospace company in a contract dispute.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations between Boeing and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 representing 125 firefighters at some of the company\u2019s commercial plane factories broke down last week<\/p>\n<p>Boeing locked out its firefighters and hired replacements on May 4 after workers rejected pay offers that their union described as 20% below the average at other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-breaks-out-at-paul-newmans-camp-for-sick-children-but-no-injuries-reported\/\" title=\"Fire Breaks Out At Paul Newman\u2019s Camp For Sick Children, But No Injuries Reported\">fire departments<\/a> in the Puget Sound region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been with Boeing for about seven years, and I\u2019ve been in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-dead-after-liquid-nitrogen-leak-at-ga-poultry-plant\/\" title=\"6 dead after liquid nitrogen leak at Ga. poultry plant\">fire service<\/a> for coming up on 20,\u201d Lt. Jon Riggsby, a union official and firefighter, told The Center Square from the picket line in Auburn on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>His crew handles just about everything, he said, noting he\u2019s worried about safety being compromised for Boeing employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur job scope entails a lot,\u201d Riggsby said. \u201cThe majority of what we do is just like municipal fire departments; we run EMS calls, fire calls, and we also run hazmat and rescue. We also have a small contingent of firefighters that support the Boeing Starliner Program and do specialized training with NASA on the removal of astronauts from the capsule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The main sticking point, according to Riggsby, centers around pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur new hires come in at $25 an hour, but these aren\u2019t really new firefighters because they come in with at least one year career or three years volunteer service already,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing told the Associated Press on May 4 that the company has offered an attractive package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain committed to securing an agreement,\u201d Boeing said in a news release. \u201cOur offer provides significant pay increases and increased benefits. The union should allow our employees to vote our offer, which was presented before the lockout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Riggsby says the information Boeing has put out about the contract offer doesn\u2019t comport with reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say we\u2019re making on average $91,000 a year, and the raise they say they\u2019re offering would put us up to $111,000 a year,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we only have 28% of our workforce at top scale and that\u2019s only $85,000, so I don\u2019t understand their math.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Riggsby went on to say, \u201cCurrently it takes us 14 years to get to that top scale, and the company now wants to push that out to 19 years, which is basically someone\u2019s whole career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other departments, he said, have firefighters reaching top scale for pay after about four years.<\/p>\n<p>No further talks between the two parties have been announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoeing said they have a robust contingency plan in place, but from what we see that means supplementing the work we normally do with flying in personnel from non-union Boeing sites across the U.S.,\u201d Riggsby lamented. \u201cOur managers and the people they\u2019ve flown in are working around the clock, and nobody is getting breaks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, President Joe Biden called on both sides to return to the negotiating table, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter: \u201cCollective bargaining is a right that helps employers and employees. I\u2019m concerned by reports that Boeing locked out IAFF I-66 members. I encourage folks to return to the table to secure a deal that benefits Boeing and gets these firefighters the pay and benefits they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden is visiting Seattle Friday afternoon for campaign events.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing firefighters, represented by IAFF Local I-66, are in their sixth day of being locked out by Boeing amid contract disputes. The standoff began after negotiations failed, impacting 125 firefighters at Boeing&#8217;s commercial plane facilities. 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