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By Doug Cunningham

The machinist's union says Boeing is offering striking workers in Alabama the same contract that caused a month long strike of Boeing workers in Seattle. John Crowdis is a lead negotiator for the IAM in Huntsville, Alabama. he says this move by the company is highly unusual and he doesn't understand the company's thinking on it. Boeing for now is standing by the offer to the striking workers and says contracts in Alabama, Florida and California are negotiated independently. Machinists at Boeing plants in Alabama, California and Florida are striking and Crowdis says it makes no sense to offer them the same deal that triggered a strike in Seattle.