Boeing and the International Association of Machinists union appear far apart and unwilling to compromise to settle a strike, both sides indicate as the strike enters its second month. With a strike by Boeing machinists idling some 27,000 workers since early September, the company looks set for serious delivery delays to an already stretched production schedule. Protracted strike action will have a serious effect on delivery of Boeing’s record backlog. As of 31 July it had 3,695 … [Read more...] about Americas: Boeing production still idle from ongoing strike