Boeing St. Louis defense workers set to strike from Monday after rejecting latest offer

(Reuters) -T. The members of the merger, which brought together Boeing’s fighter aircraft in the Louis region, rejected the US plan element’s final contract offer on Sunday and said they would strike at midnight on Monday.

Tom Boelling, the union’s business representative, deserves a contract that reflects the critical role they play in the defense of our nation. ” He said.

Boeing said it was ready for action. In a statement made by Reuters with E -Posta, Boeing Air Vice President and General Manager Dan Gillian said, “We are ready for the strike and we fully implemented our unexpected situation plan.” He said.

“We rejected an offer of an average wage increase of our employees in St. Louis.”

Boeing’s original proposal included more holidaytime and disease permission with a 20% general wage increase and a $ 5,000 approval bonus for more than four years. The union rejected the offer by saying it was inadequate.

According to the company, Boeing sent a new contract proposal to the union with some small compensation changes that would benefit senior union members. The proposal also maintained current overtime policies, which Boeing proposed to be amended in the latest contract proposal.

Workers bring together Boeing’s fighter and MQ-25, which is developed for the US navy.

Boeing’s Defense Department, after winning the contract this year, the new US Air Force Hunter aircraft F-47A St. It expands the production facilities in the Louis region.

The strike by the union representing 3,200 employees said that when Boeing walked for about two months in Boeing’s commercial aircraft section, Boeing would be much smaller than last autumn. This strike ended with the approval of a four -year contract with a wage increase of 38%.

(Rot Nickel and Sandra Maler by Angela Christy and Anusha Shah in Bengaluru)