After nearly three decades of relative calm, Boeing’s defense division is once again facing turbulence, this time not from the skies but from the ground. On Sunday night, approximately 3,200 union workers at Boeing’s St. Louis-area defense factories walked off the job, marking the first strike of its kind since 1996. The decision followed a breakdown in contract negotiations, as union members decisively rejected a revised offer from the aerospace giant. This new labor action comes amid rising tensions in the defense manufacturing sector, where skilled workers are increasingly leveraging their essential role in national security for better pay and...
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