Boeing Defense Workers Begin Striking For First Time Since 1996 After Rejecting Contract Offer

Topline Employees at Boeing's St. Louis defense factories rejected a contract offered by the aerospace giant Sunday afternoon and around 3,200 workers began striking starting at midnight—the first walk out the company has faced at its St. Louis defense hub since 1996. About 3,200 workers in Missouri and Illinois rejected an offer on Sunday. Getty Images Key Facts The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the union representing about 3,200 workers in St. Louis, St. Charles, Missouri, ...