The union representing Boeing’s striking factory workers in the Pacific Northwest says it expects to resume negotiations with the company on Friday

Boeing and its largest union will resume contract talks on Wednesday in the presence of federal mediators, after failing to agree on key issues of wages and pensions on Tuesday, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) on Friday will go back to the negotiating table with representatives from its biggest labor union as the aviation giant aims to limit the length of the strike. “The union is ready for this opportunity to bring forward the issues that members have identified as critical to reaching an agreement,