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Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike
ST. LOUIS AND ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI; MASCOUTAH, ILLINOIS, AUG 4 – About 3,200 union workers at Boeing's defense plants rejected a contract with a 20% wage increase and bonus, initiating a strike affecting critical military aircraft production.
- More than 3,200 Boeing defense workers are set to begin striking on Monday, August 4, after rejecting a contract offer with a 20 percent wage increase over four years.
- The strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will affect facilities in Missouri and Illinois that assemble fighter jets like the F-15 and F/A-18.
- The walkout adds to Boeing's mounting challenges due to safety concerns and production issues that have damaged its reputation.
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The union rejected a 40% wage increase, bonus and benefits by indicating that they deserve much more
Boeing defense workers strike after rejecting contract offer
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Roughly 3,200 machinists at Boeing’s defense hub in the St. Louis area went on strike Monday, the first time the union has done so in nearly three decades, after it rejected the latest contract offer from the aerospace giant. The machinists, who work in Missouri and Illinois building and maintaining F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets…
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