Boeing’s defense workers decided to hit the aviation giant a new shot

More than three thousand Boeing Defense workers are expected to go on strike on Monday, in a new blow to the besieged aviation giant.

He comes after the members of the Missouri and Illinois operations union, who built F-15 fighter planes and other military planes, voted against the last offer of the company on remuneration, working hours and pensions.

“We are disappointed that our employees have rejected an offer that included average wage growth of 40%,” said Dan Gillian, vice-president of the Boeing air dominance unit, in a statement.

Boeing is struggling to turn around after a series of problems, including security problems and a prejudicial seven -week -old skating by passenger workers last year.

The planned disengagement is directed by a local branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) based in St Louis, where the Boeing Defense Manufacturing Center is located.

“The members spoke loud and clear, they deserve a contract that reflects their skills, their dedication and the critical role they play in the defense of our country,” said Tom Boelling, a senior union official, in a press release.

“We are on the shoulder with these families of workers while they are fighting for equity and respect for work.”

This would be the first strike in Boeing’s defense activities since 1996, when work stopped for more than three months.

IAM is one of the largest American unions, representing around 600,000 members in the aerospace, defense, naval and manufacturing industries.

Boeing has been struck by a series of crises in recent years, including two fatal accidents and a dramatic eruption halfway through one of his planes.

In 2018, a Boeing 737 crashed after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia, killing the 189 people on board. A few months later, 157 other people died when a Boeing plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Ethiopia.

Company separately in 2024, a panel equipped with an unused emergency exit from a Boeing 737 Max was out in mid-vol.

A strike last year of around 30,000 workers in his passenger jet company cost Boeing billions of dollars, adding to the financial problems of the form.

The company only delivered 348 planes to its customers last year, its lowest production since the pandemic.