Oct 4 (Reuters) - Boeing's ( BA ) largest union said on

Friday that talks will resume between the two sides on Oct. 7,

as both 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.

Contract talks between the U.S. planemaker and its largest

union have struggled to find common ground, with talks breaking

off last week and both sides failing to clinch an agreement on

key issues in the presence of federal mediators.