Boeing 'accelerating' efforts to permanently replace striking workers in St. Louis

By Vanessa Montalbano / October 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
After a nearly three-month stalemate between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the company is now intensifying plans to hire permanent replacement workers across several of its production facilities in the St. Louis area, according to an internal memo obtained by Inside Defense . “We’re moving forward with the next phase of our contingency plan. We are accelerating our efforts to hire permanent replacement workers, which will likely result in some striking employees being displaced,” Steve...

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