Boeing’s 2024 labor strike continues as the company and a key union didn’t make any progress negotiating on Friday. Retirement benefits are a sticking point.

The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest said contract talks “broke off” with the company after their latest bargaining session. In an update posted on social media platforms X and Facebook,

Boeing's union has the aerospace company over a barrel. Boeing can afford to raise wages but only at the cost of a big cut in profits.