ST. LOUIS - Striking Boeing union members overwhelmingly approved an offer this morning drafted by their own union that could have ended the walkout by thousands of workers.

But Boeing company officials rejected the union-crafted contract not long after it was approved by the rank and file.

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers or IAM District 837 voted this morning from 8-11 a.m. on the union crafted deal at the St. Louis Music Park in Maryland Heights.

Not long after the voting finished, IAM officials announced that 90% of the union members who cast ballots voted to approve the union crafted contract while only 10% voted against it.

Union leadership called on Boeing officials to accept the union offer and end the strike Friday.

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