A bar owner said they’ve seen fewer customers since the Machinists strike began on Sept. 13.
RENTON, Wash. — As predicted by analysts and striking Boeing workers, small businesses near the planemaker’s Renton facility say they’re feeling an economic crunch about a week after Machinists hit the picket lines.
“When they get off work, they come out here,” said Yen Vy, whose family owns Burnett’s Pub at the corner of Burnett Ave and Houser Way, a little more than a mile from Boeing’s plant.
“It’s been very slow,” she told KING 5. “Right now, there’s nothing we can do.”
Vy said she supports
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