Boeing defense strike enters sixth week, both sides still deadlocked.

Boeing Defense Company and the Machinists Union held a meeting on Tuesday in an attempt to resume contract negotiations, but the two sides remain deadlocked. A strike by about 3,200 workers assembling military aircraft in the St. Louis area has entered its sixth week. Negotiations, including a federal mediator, ended after several hours, with both the company and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers accusing the other of being unwilling to continue talks. Officials from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said in a message to 837 district members, "The negotiating committee clearly recognizes that the company is not seriously seeking ways to end the strike." Boeing Defense Vice President Dan Gillian said in a statement, "The union continues to demand more, and we have repeatedly told them that this is not constructive."