Thousands of workers at Boeing have commenced strike action after a 48-hour moratorium failed to produce agreement on a three year pay deal between the aircraft manufacturer and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. ┬á Boeing offered its 27,000 assembly workers an 11 percent pay deal over three years, increasing average pay and benefits by $34,000, but its ÔÇ£best and finalÔÇØ offer was overwhelmingly rejected by 87 percent of union members Wednesday.