Striking workers reject latest Boeing offer as stalemate continues in 3 US plants| All we know
Posted on: Oct 27, 2025 01:32 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Boeing workers at deuce-ace plants in the US states of missouri river and land of lincoln voted on lord's day to turn down the aviation giant's latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago.
Boeing's military aircraft and weapons are developed at the St. Louis and St. Charles plants in Missouri and the Mascoutah plant in Illinois.
The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the three plants is smaller in scale than a walkout last year by 33,000 Boeing workers who assemble commercial jetliners, but threatens to complicate the aerospace company’s progress in regaining its financial footing.
“Boeing claimed they listened to their employees – the result of today’s vote proves they have not,” Brian Bryant, president of the International Association of Machinists union, said in a statement.
Union leaders say talks have stalled over issues such as wages and retirement benefits, while Boeing has argued that workers’ demands exceed the cost of living in the Midwest.
Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the union told its members that it did not recommend approval of the company’s latest offer, which it said “had no meaningful improvements” to retirement benefits and wage increases for workers with more seniority.
Negotiations escalated over the summer in the days leading up to the strike, with the workers rejecting an earlier proposed agreement that included a 20% wage hike over the five-year contract's life.
Boeing quickly countered with a modified agreement that didn’t boost the proposed pay raises but did remove a scheduling provision affecting the workers’ ability to earn overtime pay. Workers rejected that offer, too, and went on strike the next morning.
Boeing has said that it was prepared for a strike, with a contingency plan in place “to ensure our non-striking workforce can continue supporting our customers."
Boeing’s Defence, Space & Security business accounts for more than one-third of the company’s revenue. Boeing is set to report its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.
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