Boeing's largest union said on Friday that contract talks will resume on Oct. 7, as both sides seek an agreement that would put an end to a strike by around 33,000 of the planemaker's U.S. West Coast factory workers.

SEATTLE, Wash. — Boeing and the Machinists union will return to the bargaining table Monday. IAM Union District 751 made the announcement Friday. This will be the third time the company and the union will gather for mediated negotiations since employees in Puget Sound walked out on September 13.

Boeing and the Machinists union will return to the bargaining table Monday, resuming negotiations as the strike enters its fourth week.