Boeing defense workers strike may last 'weeks or even months': memo | News

NEW YORK, Oct 3, 2025 (AFP) - Boeing expects the strike in its St. Louis-area defense factories to continue for "weeks or even months," but is nonetheless meeting "customer needs," according to an internal memo obtained Thursday by AFP. The strike began August 4 and involves some 3,200 workers in the central US states of Missouri and Illinois who are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837. Products produced at Boeing's St. Louis operation include the F-15 and F-18 combat aircraft, the T-7 Red Hawk Advanced Pilot Training System and the MQ-25 unmanned aircraft. The site was originally part of the McDonnell Douglas company, which Boeing acquired in 1997. "In light of the union...