Boeing CEO expects union deal in “few weeks”

Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said he expects contract talks with the company’s 23,000 unionized engineers to result in a “successful resolution over the next few weeks.”

McNerney spoke as members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace in Seattle were widely expected to reject Boeing’s offer for a new contract to replace one that expires October 6.

The engineers can continue working after the contract expires, and a separate vote is required to authorize a strike.

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