3,200 Boeing workers, who build fighter jets, to go on unit's first strike since 1996
Over 3,200 employees at Boeing's Missouri and Illinois factories will go on strike from Monday after rejecting the company's latest four-year contract offer. The strike affects units that build fighter jets like F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet and missile systems and will mark the first strike in Boeing's defence division since 1996. The workers have rejected Boeing's proposed 40% wage hike.