Striking machinists voted 90% to 10% on Friday to approve a union-proposed contract.

It was then sent to Boeing as a pre-approved agreement in an attempt to end the seven-week strike in St. Louis.

But Boeing St. Louis Vice President of Air Dominance Dan Gillian said union leadership’s 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.

This comes after members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 voted 57% to 43% last week to reject Boeing’s third contract proposal.

“A week ago, it wasn't sure how much solidarity we had based on the result of the vote being split,” said union member Frank Maniaci. “It's great to see th

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