Textron Aviation and the union representing machinists on strike will return to the negotiating table on Thursday, three weeks into the strike which began after members overwhelmingly rejected the company’s contract offer.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and the union representing 33,000 striking machinists will return to the negotiating table on Monday as the walkout reaches its fourth week.  The meeting will be the third meeting between the aerospace giant and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 (IAM) for federally mediated talks since