Overview

• More than 3,200 IAM District 837 members at St. Louis, St. Charles and Mascoutah plants walked off the job after voting down a revised four-year agreement.
• Union members rejected Boeing’s offer of roughly 40% average wage growth, including a 20% general increase and a $5,000 ratification bonus.
• Boeing has activated contingency plans to shift work to non-striking employees to maintain customer support while talks are on pause.
• Assembly lines for F-15 and F/A-18 fighters, T-7 trainers and MQ-25 drones remain idle, raising concerns over U.S. defense readiness.
• This is IAM District 837’s first strike at Boeing’s defense facilities since 1996, reflecting growing labor leverage in the sector.