The earnings report dropped as Boeing machinists represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers cast their votes Wednesday on a four-year contract that features a 35% general wage increase over the life of the agreement. If it receives majority approval, it would end the strike that began Sept. 13.

Boeing reports massive $6-billion quarterly loss ahead of vote by union employees whose work stoppage has crippled production.

Boeing Co.’s stock was slightly lower Wednesday, after the troubled aerospace giant’s third-quarter earnings showed better-than-expected revenue despite the impact of a strike by machinists, weighing against a wider-than-expected loss.

The biggest news of the day, however, is likely to come Wednesday evening, when the machinists union reveals whether striking members will return to factories after crippling production.

Boeing reported losses topping $6 billion last quarter as voting kicks off Wednesday on a labor contract that could put an end to a weekslong strike that has crippled the aviation giant. “It will take time to return Boeing to its former legacy,