Boeing workers defented a new blow to the aviation giant

More than three thousand Boeing Defense Workers Old on Monday, with a new blow to the aviation giant.

It comes after members of unions in operations in Missouri and Illinois, who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft, voted against the company’s last proposal over pay, job schedules and pensions.

“We are disappointed that our employees have rejected an offer that includes a 40% average wage growth,” said Dan Jillian, who is Vice President of the Boeing Air Domination Division.

Boeing is struggling to turn after a series of problems including safety and harm problems Seven -week walk by workers on a passenger plane last year.

Walk is led by a local branch of the International Association of Machines and Aerospace Workers (IAM), based in St. Louis, where the Boeing Defense Center is located.

“The members have spoken strongly and clearly, they deserve a treaty that reflects their skill, dedication and the critical role they play in the defense of our nation,” said Tom Bolling, a senior union official.

“We stand side by side with these working families while they fight for justice and respect for work.”

It’s The first strike in Boeing’s defense business since 1996, when work stopped for more than three months.

IAM is one of the largest alliances in America, representing approximately 600,000 members in aerospace, defense, shipbuilding and production industry.

Boeing has been affected by a series of crises in recent years, including two fatal catastrophes and a dramatic blow to medium air in a piece of one of its planes.

In 2018, Boeing 737 crashes After take -off from JakartaIndonesia, killing all 189 people on board. A few months later, another 157 people died when Boeing’s plane crashed soon After take -off in EthiopiaS

Separately in 2024 a panel mounted over unused emergency exit of Boeing 737 max came down from the middle of a flightS

A strike last year of about 30,000 workers in his passenger jet business costs Boeing billions of dollars, adding financial problems to the form.

The company only delivered 348 aircraft For his customers last year, his lowest production after the pandemic.