RENEE MONTAGNE, host: NPR's business news starts with Boeing workers back on the job.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Boeing's commercial aircraft workers head back to the factory floors this morning. Some were back at work last night after the union and company executives agreed on a contract that ended the costly two-month walkout. It was the longest strike in more than 10 years for the company. In the end, Boeing and the union forged a compromised on the thorny issue of hiring non-union contract workers. The machinists union also won raises of 15 percent over four years as well as bonuses, and they won't pay higher health care costs, something Boeing had originally wanted.
Boeing's commercial aircraft workers are heading back to factory floors. The union and company executives agreed on a contract that ended the costly two-month walkout. In the end, Boeing and the union forged a compromise on the thorny issue of hiring non-union contract workers. The machinists union also won raises of 15 percent over four years, as well as bonuses.