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3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets Begin Strike: What To Know
More than 3,200 Boeing workers have gone on strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a revised four-year contract offer from the company.
The strike affects Boeing facilities in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, as well as Mascoutah, Illinois. Workers there build and maintain critical US defense aircraft and weapons systems, including the F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets.
IAM District 837 members voted Sunday, Aug. 3, to reject the company's latest proposal, just one week after turning down an earlier version on July 27. The strike officially began at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4.
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Astronauts Trapped In Space For 9 Months Prepare For Return Trip Home
A planned trip to the International Space Station last year, originally set to last just over a week, has instead left two astronauts marooned in orbit for nine months. However, after repeated delays, the wayward wanderers are finally expected to return home on Tuesday, March 18.
Astronauts Sunita Williams, 59, from Needham, Massachusetts, and Butch Wilmore, 62, blasted off in June 2024. Technical issues plagued their Boeing Starliner, and the craft returned to Earth without them out of concern for their safety.
On Friday, March 14, a SpaceX Dragon capsule launched and docked with the ISS t…
