Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end strike

Boeing employees line up to vote on a new contract offer from the company (AP/Lindsey Wasson)

Unionised machinists at Boeing voted on Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash.

Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company’s fourth formal offer and the third put to a vote.