Overview
- Roughly 3,200 IAM members at Boeing’s combat aircraft plants in Missouri and Illinois began walking off the job at midnight on August 4 after voting down the company’s latest contract proposal.
- Boeing’s revised offer included an average 40% wage increase over four years and improved scheduling flexibility, but workers sought higher compensation and formal recognition of their expertise.
- The company has activated a fully implemented contingency plan to keep production lines running and maintain customer support through non-striking personnel.
- This is the second significant work stoppage at Boeing in under a year, following a 33,000-worker walkout in September 2024 that halted production for almost two months.
- The labor unrest unfolds as Boeing continues to recover from two fatal 737 Max crashes, a June 2025 Dreamliner accident and a $1.1 billion Department of Justice settlement over pre-crash safety lapses.