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Boeing defense strike ends, production resumes
Boeing defense strike ends after 101 days, allowing key military production to restart in St. Louis.
Workers at Boeing Defense in St. Louis, Missouri, voted to approve a revised contract on November 15, 2025, ending a 101-day work stoppage that affected more than 2,500 employees. The new deal covers staff at facilities that build F-15, F/A-18, T-7A and MQ-25 aircraft and addresses pay, benefits and job security.
The settlement is set to restart production lines that supply the U.S. military and allied air forces. Plant delays and part shortages during the strike had disrupted the defense supply chain and created uncertainty for scheduled deliveries across multiple programs.
Why the Boeing defense strike matters
Resuming work restores capacity on aircraft programs critical to readiness. F-15 and F/A-18 fighters are front-line platforms for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy respectively, while the T-7A is a trainer program and the MQ-25 is an unmanned aerial refueling asset. Restarting output helps stabilise contractor schedules and subcontractor workloads.
- Key takeaways from the resolution of the Boeing defense strike: production resumes, more than 2,500 workers covered, and affected programs (F-15, F/A-18, T-7A, MQ-25) move forward.
- Immediate effect: sites in St. Louis return to scheduled shifts and backlog recovery planning begins.
- Next steps: implementation of contract terms, onboarding or return-to-work coordination, and supply-chain catch-up.
Union and management statements said the agreement included compromise on compensation and protections intended to reduce future disruptions. While details of wage steps and benefit changes were not published in the announcement available to reporters, both sides framed the deal as a path to stabilise production and support national defense commitments.
Industry watchers will be tracking delivery schedules and whether Boeing can clear the backlog created by the walkout. For pilots, maintainers and defense planners, the end of the strike removes a major near-term risk to aircraft availability and modernization timelines.
