Boeing exec deems union-proposed contract 'not real'

Striking Boeing machinists gave 90% approval to a union-proposed contract amid the seven-week strike in St. Louis.

However, Boeing St. Louis Vice President of Air Dominance Dan Gillian said the offer was "not real."

“Our previous offer is real and would make our team among the highest paid manufacturing employees in the St. Louis area,” Gillian said in a statement.

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 recently rejected Boeing's third contract proposal.

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