Analysts say that, though Boeing Co. faces extra costs after yielding to some union demands to end a strike, the plane maker could have faced an even higher tab if the walkout had continued. The jet manufacturer surprised investors over the weekend by settling a strike by about 18,000 machinists after three weeks, giving ground on pensions and healthcare.
See "Boeing Averts Deeper Pain by Settling Strike, Analysts Say", Reuters, Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2005