Overview

• Over 3,200 IAM members at Boeing’s St. Louis, St. Charles and Mascoutah facilities initiated a strike after rejecting a modified four-year contract with an average 40% wage increase and schedule changes.
• Boeing’s initial four-year proposal included a 20% pay hike and improved benefits but was turned down by membership during a cooling-off period despite union leaders calling it “historic.”
• Vice President Dan Gillian stated that Boeing has fully implemented its contingency plan to ensure non-striking staff continue supporting defense-aircraft customers.
• This action marks Boeing’s second significant labor disruption in less than a year, following a September 2024 factory strike by 33,000 workers.
• In its latest earnings report, Boeing narrowed its second-quarter loss to $611 million as revenues improved compared with the prior year.