Boeing Co. has offered a new contract to the union representing some 3,200 factory workers in the St. Louis area, including the same 20% raise that members resoundingly rejected in an earlier deal while voting to strike.

More than 3,200 Boeing defense workers have rejected the latest contract offer from the company and are preparing for a possible strike.

ST. LOUIS — The Boeing Co. has made a new "final" contract offer to St. Louis-area machinists who on Sunday voted down the company's last proposal. The new proposal does away with a plan to allow for alternative workweek schedules, which employees had criticized.