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

After strikers' healthcare benefits were cut off, the president of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) and Aerospace Workers said Boeing's new leader must be 'truly involved' in reaching a settlement.

Boeing's (NYSE:BA) biggest union said after the aviation giant cut off the health benefits of 33,000 striking workers that new Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg should be engaged in contract negotiations that would end the work stoppage.