Boeing

Hundreds gathered Wednesday for a rally in Hazelwood after contract negotiations failed again Monday.

This announcement comes after a union-proposed contract passed during a vote last week.

A union representative said Tuesday he has reached out to the company to return to the bargaining table but has not received a response.

The contract received the approval of 90% of the union members who voted on Friday. The company said the contract wasn’t a real offer.

Two days before International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 members are set to vote on a union-proposed contract, Missouri Jobs With Justice organized a rally to support the strikers.

If union members vote yes, the offer will be submitted to Boeing as a pre-approved agreement.

The five-year contract would have raised the average general wage increase from 40% to 45% and included a $4,000 signing bonus.

The contract includes an average 45% wage increase. If the contract is approved when union members vote Friday, it will end a strike that has lasted more than a month.

Union workers on the picket line said they don’t believe the company will be able to find skilled workers to replace them.

The move has escalated tensions between Boeing and the union, which wants higher wages and better benefits.