Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting contract

In the United States, around 3,200 workers from Boeing's defense unit went on strike for the first time in nearly three decades on Monday after rejecting a contract offer from the company.

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 walked off the job across Boeing facilities in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, and Mascoutah, Illinois, staging their first strike since 1996.

They rejected Boeing's contract offer, which included a 20 percent general wage increase, a 5,000 U.S. dollar ratification bonus, additional vacation and sick leave.

The workers cited unresolved issues with overtime eligibility and scheduling provisions.