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Boeing Fighter Jet Machinists Prepare for Strike After Contract Rejection

Activated contingency plans signal Boeing’s defense division is bracing for disruptions to Super Hornet and Red Hawk production

Pro-union signs are pictured outside the Boeing Renton Production Facility on November 3, 2024. More than 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in the St. Louis area voted on Sunday to go on strike.
FILE - The Boeing logo is displayed at the company's factory, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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FILE - A truck displays a small strike sign in the parking lot of the Aerospace Machinists Union hall as Boeing employees arrive to vote on a new contract offer from the company, Nov. 4, 2024, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, file)

Overview

  • More than 3,200 members of IAM District 837 voted overwhelmingly on July 27 to reject a four-year contract that included a 20 percent wage increase and enhanced medical, pension and overtime benefits.
  • The previous agreement expired at 11:59 p.m. Central time on July 27, initiating a seven-day cooling-off period that prevents any strike action before August 4.
  • Dan Gillan, Boeing’s St. Louis site general manager and Air Dominance vice president, said no further talks are scheduled and the company is focused on executing its contingency measures.
  • A work stoppage would threaten output of the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet and the Air Force’s Red Hawk, both built by Boeing’s Air Dominance division.
  • Boeing’s defense unit has posted losses since 2022, and labor tensions are expected to loom large in the company’s second-quarter earnings report.