ST. LOUIS — Union leaders said Wednesday that negotiators had reached a tentative agreement with Boeing to end a six-week strike.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 said the five-year deal includes improved general wage increases and a signing bonus.

Union members will vote on the agreement on Friday, according to the union.

Approval of the labor agreement would end a strike that has gone on for more than a month at St. Louis-area Boeing sites.

The new offer includes a $4,000 ratification bonus and a 24% general wage increase over five years.

The previous offer workers rejected included a $5,000 ratification bonus and a 20% general wage increase over four years. Union members rejected that offer on Aug. 3.

On the bonus, Dan Gillian, vice pr

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