Overview

• Union members approved the walkout in a morning assembly on September 17.
• The demands include an 11% pay increase, a R$1,000 monthly benefit and a signed collective agreement.
• The stoppage follows stalled wage talks after a proposal of 5.05% inflation-only adjustment and reduced job stability for injured workers was rejected on September 9.
• The São José dos Campos complex employs about 15,000 people and produces commercial and executive jets, systems and equipment, as well as hosting a development center.
• The strike was declared for an open-ended period, according to the metalworkers' union.