By Niraj Chokshi After nearly two months on strike, some 33,000 Boeing employees will return to work over the next week. But getting the troubled manufacturer back on track will take a lot longer. Even before the strike began on Sept. 13, Boeing faced ...

Boeing’s machinists ratified a new labor deal, ending a paralyzing strike after nearly eight weeks and clearing the way for the plane maker to restart its factories.Workers voted in favor of a contract that delivers a 38% wage increase over the life of the four-year deal for 33,

Approval of the deal with 38 percent raises over four years is a key step toward recovery after Boeing suffered billions in losses from the work stoppages and safety problems.

About 33,000 workers at the aerospace manufacturer had been on strike for nearly two months, having rejected two earlier contract offers.

Boeing machinists have ended their weeks-long strike, amid signs that the work stoppage had begun denting U.S. jobs numbers — and just a day before the country votes for its next president. After rejecting a previous contract offer,

The union supports a pay and retirement proposal that could put factory workers back to work after seven weeks off the job.