ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Co. on Thursday said it would hire permanent replacements for workers who have been on strike for a month.

Dan Gillian, vice president of air dominance for Boeing, said in a letter to employees that the company started the process on Thursday.

“This will ensure we’re properly staffed to keep supporting our customers,” Gillian wrote.

Gillian said jobs were being posted, and that a job fair will be held Sept. 16.

The union representing about 3,200 local Boeing workers fired back in a statement.

“Boeing — let’s get back to the negotiating table,” Brian Bryant, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said in a statement. “Let’s get real about the concerns of our members and your employees.”

Boeing’s announcement Thursday foll

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