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By Jesse Russell

The International Association of Machinists may be ramping up for a new battle with Boeing after a massive strike of more than 18,000 members led to a victory of pension gains without giving up healthcare benefits. A new line has been drawn as the latest contract for nearly 1,000 Boeing workers in California and Florida was firmly rejected and a strike was approved. District 725 spokesperson Gary Quick told the Workers Independent News that a strike could come as early as next week and that the company is seeking to reverse losses from the September victory. Quick said Boeing is once again seeking to cut benefits of retirees.

[Quick]: The benefits that we enjoy now are the benefits that those who came before us fought hard for and sacrificed for in order for us to enjoy. So...we don't give those things up.