{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-boeing-to-negotiate-with-missouri-workers-on-strike/", "Hawley Urges Boeing to Negotiate with Missouri Workers on Strike", "2025-11-04", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Boeing\u2019s President and CEO Kelly Ortberg, urging him to negotiate in good faith with Boeing\u2019s 3,300 machinists currently on strike in St. Louis.\n\nSenator Hawley wrote, \u201cAs you know, these nearly 3,300 machinists have been on strike for fourteen weeks. That\u2019s fourteen weeks without a paycheck and access to healthcare. A few weeks ago, I heard from Joshua Arnold\u2014a decade-plus Boeing Defense shop steward, Army veteran, and father\u2014when he testified before a Senate committee. He reported that, because of Boeing\u2019s refusal to offer the machinists a contract that mirrors their value to the company, he and his fellow machinists have been without a paycheck for over three months. Further, some of the out-of-work machinists, who cannot readily obtain health insurance through a spouse\u2019s plan, are forced to pay insurance rates in the thousands per month. This is unacceptable.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cJust last year, Boeing and machinists in Seattle agreed to a beneficial contract after those machinists were on strike for 53 days. It is my understanding that Boeing\u2019s offers to the St. Louis machinists have not contained similar terms. There exists a precedent for offering a better deal, and I urge you to finalize a reasonable agreement as soon as possible. These workers help produce our Nation\u2019s most crucial, most advanced, and most expensive defense tools. And since your company receives billions in government contracts, it is incumbent upon you to do the right thing.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nNovember 4, 2025\n\nKelly Ortberg\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\n\nBoeing\n\n929 Long Bridge Drive\n\nArlington, VA 22202\n\nDear Mr. Ortberg:\n\nI write to request that Boeing negotiate in good faith with the nearly 3,300 Boeing Defense machinists currently on strike in the St. Louis, Missouri area. I also urge you, as President of Boeing, to quickly reach an agreement that the IAM 837 machinists can afford to accept.\n\nAs you know, these nearly 3,300 machinists have been on strike for fourteen weeks. That\u2019s fourteen weeks without a paycheck and access to healthcare. A few weeks ago, I heard from Joshua Arnold\u2014a decade-plus Boeing Defense shop steward, Army veteran, and father\u2014when he testified before a Senate committee. He reported that, because of Boeing\u2019s refusal to offer the machinists a contract that mirrors their value to the company, he and his fellow machinists have been without a paycheck for over three months. Further, some of the out-of-work machinists, who cannot readily obtain health insurance through a spouse\u2019s plan, are forced to pay insurance rates in the thousands per month. This is unacceptable.\n\nJust last year, Boeing and machinists in Seattle agreed to a beneficial contract after those machinists were on strike for 53 days. It is my understanding that Boeing\u2019s offers to the St. Louis machinists have not contained similar terms. There exists a precedent for offering a better deal, and I urge you to finalize a reasonable agreement as soon as possible. These workers help produce our Nation\u2019s most crucial, most advanced, and most expensive defense tools. And since your company receives billions in government contracts, it is incumbent upon you to do the right thing.\n\nIt is time to get a deal done. Thank you for your attention to this matter.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-boeing-to-negotiate-with-missouri-workers-on-strike/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8070366457104683, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}