Boeing tells state leaders 777X wing plant is at risk

Boeing Co (BA) will not build the wing for its new 777X jetliner in Washington state if members of its largest union reject its latest contract offer in a Friday vote, company executives told Seattle-area elected officials on Monday. But the company did not rule out locating final assembly of the plane or construction of its fuselage in the Puget Sound area if members of the 31,000-strong International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751 turn down the proposal, three officials at the meeting said. "They made it very clear that if there is a 'no' vote on the contract, they will not build the composite wing here," said Suzette Cooke, mayor of Kent, Washington. The location of the final assembly and wing fabrication is in question because union members rejected Boeing's contract offer, prompting Boeing to look for other locations around the country, and prompting 22 bids from rival states.

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