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Omaha Steve

(107,035 posts) Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:45 PM Sep 4

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Boeing announces plan to hire replacement manufacturing workers as strike continues

Source: KSDK

More than 3,000 manufacturing workers with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers went on strike on Aug. 4.

Author: Sam Clancy
Published: 2:28 PM CDT September 4, 2025
Updated: 2:28 PM CDT September 4, 2025

ST. LOUIS — Boeing on Thursday announced plans to hire "permanent replacement workers" for manufacturing roles as a strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers reaches the one-month mark.

In a message sent to St. Louis area Boeing employees and shared with news media, Boeing Air Dominance Vice President Dan Gillian said the company has started the hiring process and will hold a job fair later this month.

St. Louis Boeing members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 went on strike on Aug. 4. They've since rejected two contract offers. There are about 3,200 workers on strike.

In the message, Gillian said the company’s most recent contract is the best they have ever offered to IAM 837.

Read more: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/boeing-announces-plan-hire-replacement-manufacturing-workers-strike-continues/63-3bb633e8-4b8d-4623-9909-9f688dd802c8

FULL story and VIDEO at link.

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Boeing announces plan to hire replacement manufacturing workers as strike continues (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 4 OP

Bring in scabs and every Boeing worker might hit the lines. They should..... Bengus81 Sep 4 #1

Scabs are the moral equivalent of pedophiles Justice Brandeis Sep 4 #2

Fucking scabs SheltieLover Sep 4 #3

Boeing planes are dropping out of the skies central scrutinizer Sep 4 #4

Scabs orangecrush Sep 4 #5

When you pick a scab JPK Sep 4 #6

Hire from the ranks of the Proud Boys, or does ICE have first pick? joanbarnes Sep 4 #7

Replacement workers building airplanes? Grumpy Old Guy Sep 4 #8

is there a large pool of specialty aircraft makers lying around looking for jobs? nt msongs Sep 4 #9

This isn't going to inspire confidence in their products. hunter Sep 4 #10

How many more missing bolts can passengers expect? Emile Sep 4 #11

One more reason to avoid Boeing aircraft - amateur hour at Boeing. marble falls Sep 4 #12

Brilliant!!! MadMike47 Sep 5 #13

Sure, just bring in 3,000 randos off the street. LudwigPastorius Sep 5 #14

Not at all, and judging from their recent technical issues, they don't care. mdbl Sep 5 #15

Bengus81

(9,397 posts)

1. Bring in scabs and every Boeing worker might hit the lines. They should.....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:48 PM

Sep 4

Justice Brandeis

(294 posts)

2. Scabs are the moral equivalent of pedophiles

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:52 PM

Sep 4

Absolute scum.

SheltieLover

(73,684 posts)

3. Fucking scabs

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:53 PM

Sep 4

central scrutinizer

(12,617 posts)

4. Boeing planes are dropping out of the skies

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:58 PM

Sep 4

Hiring scabs off the street should fix that.

orangecrush

(26,717 posts)

5. Scabs

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:03 PM

Sep 4

JPK

(872 posts)

6. When you pick a scab

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:34 PM

Sep 4

You Bleed.

joanbarnes

(2,034 posts)

7. Hire from the ranks of the Proud Boys, or does ICE have first pick?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:52 PM

Sep 4

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,074 posts)

8. Replacement workers building airplanes?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:55 PM

Sep 4

What could possibly go wrong?

msongs

(72,429 posts)

9. is there a large pool of specialty aircraft makers lying around looking for jobs? nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 06:13 PM

Sep 4

hunter

(39,922 posts)

10. This isn't going to inspire confidence in their products.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 06:56 PM

Sep 4

Maybe Boeing's management figure it can't get any worse.

Unfortunately, it can.

Emile

(37,555 posts)

11. How many more missing bolts can passengers expect?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:01 PM

Sep 4

marble falls

(68,585 posts)

12. One more reason to avoid Boeing aircraft - amateur hour at Boeing.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:37 PM

Sep 4

MadMike47

(163 posts)

13. Brilliant!!!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 12:26 AM

Sep 5

What could possibly go wrong?!!

LudwigPastorius

(13,413 posts)

14. Sure, just bring in 3,000 randos off the street.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 01:22 AM

Sep 5

After all, how hard could it be to put an airplane together?

mdbl

(7,376 posts)

15. Not at all, and judging from their recent technical issues, they don't care.

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #14)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:24 AM

Sep 5

And as an aside, I wonder how many of those union members keep voting for repuglicans.

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