Boeing halts talks with 3,200 defense workers until after US Labor Day: Reuters

Boeing has paused negotiations with more than 3,200 striking defense workers at its facilities in Missouri and Illinois, stating that discussions will not be resumed until after the Labor Day holiday in the United States, which falls on September 1, 2025. 

“There are no negotiations currently scheduled,” a spokesperson for Boeing told Reuters on August 27, 2025. 

The last negotiation meeting was held on August 25, 2025, and marked the first official meeting since the strike started three weeks ago on August 4, 2025. However, there appears to have been no progress in resolving the ongoing dispute. 

“It’s unfortunate that almost 30% of union members didn’t vote on the last offer, and less than 10% have requested a customized statement to see how they would personally benefit,” the company said in a statement following the meeting.  

Meanwhile, in a post published on X after the negotiations, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the union representing the striking workers, said that the “fight is bigger than one contract,” adding that defense workers are looking for “justice”. 

“Boeing talks about “respect”, but they’ve spent decades undermining the very workers who build their jets. IAM Union members in St. Louis are striking because talk is cheap,” the union wrote. 

In a statement on X, posted on August 27, 2025, the Congressional Labor Caucus, a group of over 120 Members of Congress, urged Boeing to come back to the bargaining table with the machinists union. 

“Boeing workers are the backbone of the company, and it’s time for them to receive the strong contract that they deserve,” the statement read. 

Boeing: latest proposal “remains in place” 

More than 3,200 unionized workers from IAM District 837 walked off the job at Boeing’s facilities in Missouri and Illinois after rejecting the company’s four-year contract offer on August 3, 2025. 

The rejected contract offered a 20% general wage increase over four years and a $5,000 ratification bonus. Boeing stated that this proposal featured a 40% average wage growth over the same four-year period.  

Following the union negotiations on August 25, 2025, Boeing said that its latest proposal “remains in place” with the exception of the ratification bonus and encouraged employees to “request their own wage statement” instead. 

“We stand behind that offer, with 40% average wage growth, a faster path to the top of the pay scale, and more vacation and sick leave,” Boeing added. The post Boeing halts talks with 3,200 defense workers until after US Labor Day: Reuters appeared first on AeroTime.

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