Boeing announced plans Thursday to hire permanent replacements for union workers on strike.

Boeing St. Louis Vice President of Air Dominance Dan Gillian said in a statement that the company has started posting positions and plans to hold a job fair on Sept. 16.

“Unfortunately, the union continues to demand more of everything while also saying it has no control over what it will take to end the strike, driving the parties further apart,” Gillian said. “As a result, we’re taking the next step in our contingency plan.”

The union’s international president, Brian Bryant, denounced the hiring plan in a statement, saying Boeing was “doubling down on its mismanagement.”

Gillian said this is the best contract Boeing has ever offered the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Wo

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