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Machinists union leadership reverses decision, members to vote on Boeing contract Sunday

A Boeing worker holds a picket sign as he and other workers protest over contract negotiations on Monday, August 4, 2025, outside a Boeing company's facility in St. Charles, Missouri.
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St. Louis Public Radio
A Boeing worker holds a picket sign on Aug. 4 outside a Boeing company facility in St. Charles.

St. Louis machinists will vote on a modified contract proposal from Boeing on Sunday.

The announcement came one day after union leadership refused to bring the contract to members for a vote.

A Boeing spokeswoman said in an email that the union’s bargaining committee changed course after discussions Thursday.

“We’ve said it many times, and we’ll say it again: We will not vote on an insulting offer,” the union’s bargaining committee said on Wednesday.

The contract adds to the wage increase for top-paid employees but cuts down on attendance additives.

Sunday’s vote will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at IAM District 9 in Bridgeton.

Olivia Mizelle is St. Louis Public Radio's newsroom intern for Summer '25 and a recent graduate of the University of Missouri.