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Why Boeing workers are (still) striking
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Today's story: Thousands of Boeing machinists are back on picket lines in Everett and Renton this morning, considering a new contract proposal from Boeing that the company hopes will end the 12-day strike.
But the question remains if it is enough to address decades of mounting economic pressure on Boeing workers in this region.
Washington Post Transportation reporter Ian Duncan explains how things got to this point.
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