Boeing is preparing to hire permanent replacement workers at its St. Louis-area fighter aircraft assembly site after negotiations with striking machinists stalled, more than a month into the walkout. About 3,200 workers across three St. Louis-area plants have been on strike since Aug. 4, halting military production.
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The walkout involves roughly 3,200 IAM members at St. Louis-area defense factories and has persisted since Aug. 4, directly interrupting factory output and shop-floor continuity (see earlier reporting that 3,200 IAM members have been on strike: https://hype.aero/?story=25cbc2d8-1535-4d2e-99c2-629bd0d3e03c).
The stoppage has already halted work on key military programs, increasing schedule and delivery risk for aircraft lines assembled in the region (see reporting that it is halting work on F-15, F/A-18, T-7A and MQ-25 programs: https://hype.aero/?story=d5b38cef-df1f-4b6a-95bd-1d8dd60b5a47).
Boeing and IAM negotiations have been active in recent weeks; the move to hire permanent replacements marks a material escalation with implications for labor relations, production restart timelines and supplier flow (see prior coverage of resumed talks with IAM District 837: https://hype.aero/?story=1cd46c78-82b7-4715-9177-28d8676dc61c).
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• Dan Catchpole