Boeing Defense Workers Reject Latest Offer, Extending Strike (3)

Boeing Co. factory workers in St. Louis narrowly rejected a new five-year contract that would boost wages by an average of 24%, extending a nearly three-month strike that has disrupted the company’s main military manufacturing hub.

The two sides traded barbs after union members rejected the company’s fourth contract offer on Sunday, which Boeing said failed “by the slimmest of margins, 51% to 49%.” With the work stoppage now in its 84th day, striking mechanics have now missed five paychecks and Boeing has fallen behind on some fighter jet deliveries.

“Boeing claimed they listened to their employees – the result ...