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Boeing Machinists In St. Louis To Vote Friday On Latest Contract Offer

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 10th, 2025

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Boeing Machinists In St. Louis To Vote Friday On Latest Contract Offer

A Boeing GBU-54 Laser JDAM rests on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Oct. 1, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Union defense workers at Boeing’s [BA] St. Louis area operations will vote Friday on the company’s latest labor agreement, which proposes higher average wages and a longer contract term. If the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 members approve the five-year contract, it will end a strike that began on Aug. 4 after the parties failed to agree to terms at the time (Defense Daily, Aug. 4). If ratified, workers would begin returning to work Sept.…

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