Boeing defence workers go on strike

Monday, August 04, 2025

More than three thousand Boeing defence workers went on strike on Monday, in a fresh blow to the embattled aviation giant. It comes after union members at operations in Missouri and Illinois, who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft, voted against the firm's latest offer over pay, work schedules and pensions.

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"We're disappointed our employees rejected an offer that featured 40% average wage growth", Dan Gillian, who is the vice president of Boeing's Air Dominance unit, said in a statement. Boeing is struggling to turn itself around after a series of problems, including safety issues and a damaging seven-week walkout by passenger plane workers last year.

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... It is the first walkout at Boeing's defence business since 1996, when work stopped for more than three months.

But last week Boeing's chief executive Kelly Ortberg downplayed the potential impact of the walkout.

He highlighted that it would be a lot smaller than a strike last year involving around 30,000 passenger jet workers that cost the firm billions of dollars.

"I wouldn't worry too much about the implications of the strike. We'll manage our way through that," said Mr Ortberg. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-04 02:31 AM

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Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike
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... 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 labor 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% wage increase over four years.

"IAM District 837 members build the aircraft and defense 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 recognizes their unmatched expertise." ...