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Boeing engineers and technicians reject contract offer, vote to authorize strike

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Boeing engineers and technicians, represented by SPEEA, rejected a contract offer, authorizing a possible strike if no deal is reached by Oct. 6.
The headline split KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Boeing engineers and technicians reject contract offer, vote to authorize strike". The Straits Times frames it as "Boeing engineers, technical workers reject contract offer".
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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Aug 22, 3:09 AM

Boeing engineers and technicians reject contract offer, vote to authorize strike

Boeing engineers and technicians, represented by SPEEA, rejected a contract offer, authorizing a possible strike if no deal is reached by Oct. 6.

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The Straits TimesNews report · Aug 22, 12:53 AM

Boeing engineers, technical workers reject contract offer

Union members said the wage increase guaranteed in the contract will be outpaced by inflation.

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Aug 22, 12:53 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

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