ST. LOUIS — A vice president for the Boeing Co. said Wednesday he would consider "minor" changes to a contract offer that union-represented machinists in St. Louis rejected a month ago.

Dan Gillian, vice president of air dominance for Boeing, also said that, while factory output in the St. Louis region has slowed because of the strike, Boeing was still delivering missile-guiding systems and fighter jets to customers.

Gillian told reporters on Wednesday he was willing to listen to constructive proposals from the union.

"But more of everything is not a constructive proposal," he said. "I am willing to consider making minor adjustments within the framework of our offer. But the overall economics won't change."

Jonathan Battaglia, a spokesman for the International Association of Machinists

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