Boeing fighter jet workers strike in US after rejecting labour agreement
Boeing expresses disappointment, activates contingency plan for production as 3,200 workers strike
Boeing workers who build fighter jets went on strike Monday at midnight Central Daylight Time.
About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St Louis; St Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labour agreement with Boeing, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said Sunday.
In a post on X, the union said: “3,200 highly-skilled IAM Union members at Boeing went on strike at midnight because enough is enough”.
The vote followed members’ rejection last week of an earlier proposal from the troubled aerospace giant, which had included a 20 per cent wage increase over four years.
“IAM District 837 members build the aircraft and defence systems that keep our country safe,” said Sam Cicinelli, Midwest territory general vice-president for the union, in a statement. “They deserve nothing less than a contract that keeps their families secure and recognises their unmatched expertise.”