Machinists Relent, Boeing To Build 777X in Washington
Under the terms of a new eight-year contract extension with its machinists, Boeing will continue to build 777s in Washington’s Puget Sound region into at least 2024.
Under the terms of a new eight-year contract extension with its machinists, Boeing will continue to build 777s in Washington’s Puget Sound region into at least 2024.

Boeing’s machinists voted last Friday to accept some steep contract concessions in return for management’s promise to build the 777X in the Puget Sound region of Washington state, finally succumbing to corporate pressure to relinquish their defined benefits pension plan for a 401k-style arrangement. The vote hardly reflected any sort of consensus, however, and highlighted a rift between workers willing to stand on a principle and those who claim a responsible sense of pragmatism.