Skilled machinists who contribute to the protection of the US deserve better contract terms, labor union representatives have insisted
Workers at several Boeing Defense plants opted to down tools, risking significant disruption to US fighter jet production.
The strike action, which saw workers walk off the job at plants in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, and Mascoutah, Illinois, followed the collapse of contract negotiations on Sunday.
The US defense giant is facing public scrutiny over safety issues involving its commercial aircraft and repeated delays in delivering key government contracts, including the next-generation Air Force One.
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