Trade Unions agree to forgo overtime for proposed Boeing 777X plant

Date Posted: December 6, 2013

Posted In: News, Workforce,

From KTVI News: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced Tuesday, in Jefferson City that the St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council, the Eastern Missouri Laborers’ District Council, and the Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis have agreed to forgo any overtime for construction of a proposed Boeing 777X plant.

The agreement would also allow for construction to be on a 24-hour work schedule, doubling the number of work hours and tripling the workforce to reduce construction time for a new plant to one year.

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