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Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion dollars in the third quarter on Wednesday, as its striking machinists voted on whether to accept a new contract offer. That strike, now in its sixth week, has halted production at Boeing’s factories in the Pacific Northwest.
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Boeing reported a staggering loss of $6 billion dollars in the third quarter. The disappointing earnings report comes the same day as striking machinists are voting on a new contract offer.
Garment workers in Bangladesh protest for better working conditions.
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