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More than 3,000 Boeing workers begin strike after rejecting a contract offer

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Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.

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  1. Boeing Defense Workers Set To Strike For First Time Since 1996

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    More than 3,000 Boeing workers begin strike after rejecting a contract offer

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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  1. New York Post

    Boeing St. Louis defense workers set to strike after rejecting latest offer (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Union members who assemble Boeing's fighter jets in the St. Louis area rejected the U.S. planemaker's latest contract offer on Sunday and will strike at midnight on Monday, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said.

  2. The Guardian

    US Boeing defense workers slated to strike after rejecting latest offer (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Over 3,200 union machinists around St Louis expected to strike at midnight on Monday as they seek new contract

  3. Forbes

    Boeing Defense Workers Set To Strike For First Time Since 1996 (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    About 3,200 workers in Missouri and Illinois rejected an offer on Sunday.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Boeing workers who build fighter jets plan to go on strike (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Boeing workers who build fighter jets are planning to go on strike. About 3,200 workers at facilities in St. Louis and other locations voted to reject a modified four-year labor

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Boeing’s St. Louis union workers will strike Monday | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Unionized workers who assemble Boeing’s fighter jets in the St. Louis area rejected Boeing’s latest contract offer on Sunday and will strike at midnight on Monday, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said.

  6. Newsweek

    Boeing strike begins Monday after negotiations fail (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Boeing defense workers are set to strike Monday after rejecting a 20% wage increase, halting F-47 fighter jet production.

  7. Breaking Defense

    Thousands of Boeing defense workers go on strike, impacting production of fighters and weapons (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    The strike is the first for Boeing's workforce in St. Louis, Mo., since 1996.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    More than 3,000 Boeing workers begin strike after rejecting a contract offer (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.

  9. ABC 7 New York

    About 3,200 Boeing jet and weapons workers begin strike (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    About 3,200 union members at Boeing facilities in Michigan and Illinois went on strike at midnight on Monday after rejecting an offer from the comp...

  10. Kokomo Tribune

    Union says 3,200 Boeing workers have gone on strike over a fighter jet labor deal (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Union says 3,200 Boeing workers have gone on strike over a fighter jet labor deal.

  11. Boston

    Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Saying “enough is enough," thousands of workers at three Boeing manufacturing plants went on strike overnight.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons are on strike.

  13. Fox10 Phoenix

    Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike. What we know (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Workers at three manufacturing plants walked off the job after turning down a proposed labor deal that included pay increases and bonuses.

  14. NBC 6 South Florida

    Boeing fighter jet workers strike over pay and benefits dispute (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Boeing workers who build fighter jets went on strike Monday at midnight CT.

  15. CNN

    Boeing’s second strike in less than a year begins at three defense plants (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Boeing is being hit with its second strike in less than a year after 3,200 hourly workers walked off their jobs building military aircraft.

  16. KTVB Boise

    Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike (opens KTVB Boise)

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    KTVB Boise's feed description

    The union says its workers deserve nothing less than a contract that keeps their families secure and recognizes their unmatched expertise.

  17. Wyoming Public Media

    More than 3,000 Boeing workers are set to strike after rejecting a contract offer (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union members in Missouri and Illinois rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.

  18. Investopedia

    Boeing Faces Another Strike as Defense Workers Walk Out (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Boeing is facing its second work stoppage in less than a year after more than 3,000 workers went on strike at midnight following a rejection of the plane maker's latest offer on Sunday.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing workers who build fighter jets went on strike Monday at midnight Central Daylight Time.About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in

  20. The Hill

    Thousands of Boeing fighter jet, munition machinists go on strike (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Roughly 3,200 machinists at Boeing’s defense hub in the St. Louis area went on strike Monday after rejecting the latest contract offer from the aerospace giant.

  21. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Boeing defense workers launch strike over contract dispute (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    Thousands of members of a union representing Boeing defense industry workers in the US states of Missouri and Illinois went on strike Monday after rejecting a contract proposal.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Boeing workers at defense plants go on strike (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said during the company’s earnings call last week that it will be able to deal with the cost of the workers' strike.

  23. WHDH Boston

    Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike early Monday, potentially complicating the

  24. Insider

    Thousands of Boeing workers who make the F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets are on strike (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The strike involves roughly 3,200 workers at three Boeing sites, including its St. Louis hub, which is expected to be central to the F-47 program.

  25. New York Post

    Boeing fighter jet workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer with pay raises (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    More than 3,200 union members who assemble Boeing's fighter jets in the St. Louis area and Illinois went on strike on Monday after rejecting a second contract offer the previous day.

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