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Boeing, machinists in the region are considering a new contract offer today. They've been on

strike for almost two weeks,

but the situation between workers and the company has been building for years.

We're only earning less than a single percent of what each of these planes are worth,

and even with what we're asking, it's still less than a percent, so that's not asking for much.

The tension between Boeing and its employees reveals how much has changed at the company. asking it's still less than a percent so that's not asking for much the tension

between Boeing and its employees reveals how much has changed at the company

that was once seen as a path to middle-class life we'll hear more from Boeing

engineer Jake Myers and Washington Post reporter Ian Duncan in a minute but

first let's get you caught up Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will release his

budget plan for the next two years this afternoon. There's a lot to figure out. Currently,

there's a $260 million gap between Seattle's revenue and expenses. That's the size of the

entire fire department's budget.

The mayor's proposal goes to the city council, who will have until the end of the year to

pass a final budget. We'll have updates later today. And it's election season here in the

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