Boeing proposes 30% wage hike to striking workers, calls it its 'final' offer

(Reuters) -Boeing upped its wage proposal to thousands of striking workers on Monday, offering a 30% general wage increase over four years in what it called its "best and final" offer as the strike drags on. The U.S. planemaker also offered to reinstate a performance bonus, improve retirement benefits and double a ratification bonus to $6,000, if the workers accept by Friday, according to a letter sent to union officials by the company on Monday. It is unclear if the new proposal will satisfy the 32,000-plus Seattle-area Boeing workers who went on strike on Sept. 13 for the first time in 16 years after roundly rejecting the planemaker's previous offer.