Boeing is moving ahead with plans to bring in replacement workers for its St. Louis defense plants as more than 3,200 employees continue a strike now in its eighth week. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 has been on strike since August 4, with members rejecting Boeing's latest contract offer. Sanders, Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and Missouri's Republican Senator Josh Hawley also criticized the company at a Senate hearing the same day. From St. Louis picket lines to Washington’s halls of power, pressure is building on @Boeing. With Boeing already planning to shift F/A-18 service work out of St. Louis in the coming years, many see this fight as one about long-term job security.