International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in St. Louis will go back to work Sunday night after accepting a new union contract offer. IAM District 837, which is composed of 3,200 unionized Boeing workers from both Missouri and Illinois, voted Thursday afternoon and accepted it on the recommendation.
“Employees represented by IAM 837 have ratified a new contract. We look forward to having our full team back at work,” Boeing said in a statement. “IAM 837-represented employees at all St. Louis-region sites are to report to work beginning with third shift on Nov. 16 at 11 p.m.”
Union workers hit the picket lines Aug. 4 and voted down several contract offers from the aviation manufacturer before deciding on the accepted contract. Workers will get a $6,000, a 24% wage increase over five years (the length of the contract) and increased vacation and sick time, among other offers…