Boeing employees involved in the manufacture of fighter jet aircraft will go on strike at midnight on Monday as a labor dispute between employees and the aeronautics giant remains unresolved.
The dispute involves 3,200 unionized members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) employed by Boeing facilities in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, and Mascoutah, Illinois.
On Sunday, IAM members at these facilities voted down a four-year labor agreement with Boeing, the union said.
“IAM District 837 members build the aircraft and defense systems that keep our country safe,” Sam Cicinelli, Midwest territory general vice president for IAM, said in a statement. “They deserve nothing less than a contract that keeps their families secure and recognizes their unmatched expertise.”…