Boeing Union Workers Approve New Contract, Ending 3-Month Strike

Boeing said employees at all St. Louis-region sites ‘are to report to work beginning with third shift on Nov. 16 at 11 p.m.’

Workers hold signs during a walkout by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers over contract negotiations, outside Boeing's facility, in Berkeley, Missouri, on Aug. 4, 2025. Lawrence Bryant/Reuters

Thousands of Midwestern machinists who assemble military aircraft voted on Nov. 13 to accept a new contract with Boeing, bringing to an end three months of industrial action.

The workforce had been on strike since Aug. 4 over demands for better wages and work schedules.