The consecutive "no" votes set the stage for a standoff between Boeing and its workers that will strain the finances of both sides over the coming days and weeks, experts told ABC News. That financial pressure will push the dispute toward resolution but workers appear unlikely to budge without major concessions, they added.

Boeing union workers will vote on a new contract Wednesday that could end their strike, costing Boeing a billion dollars a month. The deal involves a 35 percent wage increase over four years, a reinstatement of an incentive program,