Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense business issues, and is editor in chief of Aviation Week Executive Intelligence newsletters. Beyond reporting, Bruno helps organize related Aviation Week conferences, hosts podcasts and webinars, and speaks publicly as a subject matter expert on industry issues. Since joining Aviation Week in 2005, he has won several Jesse H. Neal and Aerospace Media awards. He has a master's degree from Syracuse University and a bachelor's from Vanderbilt University.
The news of another labor union membership rejection of a Boeing contract proposal—and a subsequent authorization to strike—is practically expected. But even when expected, there is still danger for both parties.
Boeing faces the prospect of another strike by Seattle-area workers after members of SPEEA’s Professional and Technical units there overwhelmingly rejected the company’s proposal for a new contract and authorized a labor stoppage come October.
