Boeing workers at defense plants go on strike

Published August 4, 2025 9:13am ET



More than 3,200 workers at Boeing defense factories walked off the job Monday.

Members of the International Association of Machinists voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative agreement that would have given union members a 20% pay increase over the next four years. The union did not detail why its members rejected the contract, saying it “fell short of addressing the priorities and sacrifices” of the union’s workers.

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