About 3,200 IAM machinists at Boeing facilities in the St. Louis area and Mascoutah, Ill., launched a strike halting fighter, trainer and MQ‑25 work — the first major Boeing defense walkout in nearly 30 years. Senators and Armed Services members are urging CEO Kelly Ortberg to negotiate.
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The strike has idled critical defense production lines and threatens deliveries across fighter, trainer and MQ‑25 programs; roughly 3,200 machinists are on strike, amplifying program and supply‑chain risk. See earlier reporting that the union rejected Boeing's offer and the walkout continued: rejected the company's latest contract offer.
The dispute has entered high political visibility while Boeing moves to hire replacements and offer relocation assistance, signaling operational continuity risks and potential labor relations escalation; this follows the company's earlier hiring permanent replacements as the standoff escalated and the joint push to resume talks with a federal mediator.
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• Anshuman Tripathy