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Boeing, Machinists Reach Tentative 5-Year Deal to End St. Louis Defense Strike

The coming ratification vote will determine if the five-week walkout ends following Boeing’s offer of average 45% wage growth with a restored bonus.

A worker holds a picket sign, as people protest during a walkout by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) over contract negotiations, outside Boeing company's facility, in Berkeley, Missouri, U.S., August 4, 2025 REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo
Workers display picket signs, as they protest during a walkout by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) over contract negotiations, outside Boeing company's facility, in Berkeley, Missouri, U.S., August 4, 2025 REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo
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Overview

  • IAM District 837 said members will vote Friday, Sept. 12, on the five-year proposal to resolve the St. Louis-area strike.
  • Boeing describes the offer as delivering about 45% average pay growth and a restored signing bonus, while other reports detail a 24% general increase over five years plus a $4,000 ratification payment.
  • The announcement follows Boeing’s move to start hiring permanent replacement manufacturing workers and to sustain output by redeploying non-union staff.
  • Company officials acknowledge work has slowed, though some production continues on the F-15, F/A-18, T-7A, MQ-25 and certain munitions programs.
  • If ratified, employees would begin returning Monday evening with about a week to normalize operations, and Boeing says it will decide on replacement hiring plans based on the vote’s outcome.