National Press Club Newsmakers Committee cancels Feb. 22 Boeing event

The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee is canceling its Friday, Feb. 22 event on the Boeing strike.

The Newsmaker was scheduled as a forum to hear about the union's strike plans and how a strike by 26,000 engineers and technicians at the country's largest aircraft manufacturer might hurt trade, commercial aviation and defense production. Earlier this week, Boeing engineers narrowly voted not to strike and to accept the company's latest offer. Technicians have voted to strike but are now unable to speak publicy at the request of a federal mediator. Speakers scheduled for Friday are now in mediation with the company and unable to travel to the National Press Club from the West Coast.