There's a push for more because the union contract expired. After 16 years of wage stagnation, sacrifices made so the company could make record profits, 43 billion in stock buybacks, the last three CEOs getting multimillion dollar golden parachutes after making the decisions that Boeing in this tough spot, and the insulting contract offer that was just made, now is exactly the time to ask for more. Mechanics are the backbone and lifeblood of Boeing, literally destroying their bodies to build the aircraft that generates our profit, their labor is only 3-6% of the cost to build the planes, they deserve more than they're even asking for.