About 3,200 machinists at Boeing’s St. Louis-area defense plants have been on strike for six weeks as talks with IAM District 837 remain stalled, stopping work on F‑15, F/A‑18, T‑7A and MQ‑25 assembly. Boeing has begun hiring permanent replacements amid no breakthrough in negotiations.
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The walkout involves roughly 3,200 IAM members and has halted assembly on F‑15, F/A‑18, T‑7A and MQ‑25 programs, creating near‑term production and delivery risk; see the original report on the 3,200‑member strike (https://hype.aero/?story=25cbc2d8-1535-4d2e-99c2-629bd0d3e03c).
Talks with IAM District 837 remain stalled and the action has extended into a sixth week; the union’s earlier calls for legislative intervention and the move into a second week provide context for escalation (https://hype.aero/?story=d5b38cef-df1f-4b6a-95bd-1d8dd60b5a47) (https://hype.aero/?story=cec83d28-9be3-45dd-a55f-0111ac8868db).
Boeing’s decision to hire permanent replacements marks a tactical shift that could harden positions and prolong disruption, with implications for program schedules and supplier throughput (https://hype.aero/?story=41649f18-2091-4cd2-be9b-db4215efd4ae).
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