
Machinist union members at Boeing’s [BA] defense operations in the St. Louis region on Sunday “overwhelmingly” voted against the company’s contract offer, setting the stage for a potential strike that would begin Aug. 4 if no deal is reached by then. No contract talks are currently planned. “We’re disappointed our employees voted down the richest contract offer we’ve ever presented to IAM 837 which addressed all their stated priorities,” Dan Gillian, vice president and general manager for air dominance and…