Union plans contract vote at Boeing

Striking workers at Boeing Defense will vote tomorrow on a four-year contract proposed by their union in an effort to end a six-week strike, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said on Tuesday.

- DAN CATCHPOLE

Boeing, however, said the proposal was a waste of time and would prolong the work stoppage in the St Louis, Missouri, area and nearby Illinois, where the striking workers assemble Boeing's military aircraft, munitions, and wing components for the 7X airliner.