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Boeing employees aren’t backing down. Union workers were outside protesting the company on Tuesday in Everett, garnering a steady stream of honks from drivers passing by.

³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio spoke with Rob Tompkins who has worked at Boeing for 13 years. He said he enthusiastically voted no on last week’s offer.

Tompkins is just one of the 33,000 machinists on strike. The international president of the IAM Union Brian Bryant was on the picket lines with them.

Bryant told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio he was there to show solidarity and hear from his fellow workers, as it’s still early in the bargaining process. He added that union members are concerned about quality assurance and corners being cut inside these Boeing factories.

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Meanwhile, the company is struggling with cash — Boeing is about $58 billion in debt, as of Q2, and analysts say the strike is costing the company $100 million in lost daily revenue.

Union leadership told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio they know they have leverage. Union members said they’re ready to strike as long as it takes but Bryant is optimistic a deal can be reached soon.

However, a longtime aviation industry analyst told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio the longer workers are on strike without pay, the higher the likelihood that any wage increase from a new offer won’t make up for the lost salary. But Bryant suggests this is more about sending a message to the company and future machinists.

Amid the strike, Boeing is aggressively trying to restrict spending with a hiring freeze and possible furlough for employees.

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Contributing: Julia Dallas, MyNorthwest

Sam Campbell is a reporter, editor and anchor at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio. You can read more of Sam’s stories here. Follow Sam on , or email him here.