Boeing Defense and the IAM machinists union reached a tentative five‑year agreement to end a five‑week strike in the St. Louis area, offering roughly 3,200 workers pay increases totaling about 45% over five years and enabling their return to production.
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The deal would immediately clear the way for roughly 3,200 IAM members to resume work at St. Louis‑area defense factories, ending a strike that halted production on key military programs and disrupted supply chains: https://hype.aero/?story=25cbc2d8-1535-4d2e-99c2-629bd0d3e03c
A proposed 45% wage increase over five years materially raises labor costs and could reset bargaining expectations across the sector; compare recent machinists settlements such as a 15% wage rise at Bombardier's Wichita plant and the extended negotiation timeline in St. Louis: https://hype.aero/?story=b0fe95f3-2100-4546-9af2-edce46537c8a and https://hype.aero/?story=1cd46c78-82b7-4715-9177-28d8676dc61c
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Boeing, St. Louis Defense Workers Reach Proposed Deal to End Strike • New York Times
Reuters
• Dan Catchpole