SEATTLE, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) said late on

Thursday it was ready to get back to negotiations to reach a new

agreement after its U.S. West Coast factory workers voted down a

tentative contract deal and said they would go on strike.

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace

Workers (IAM) members voted 96% in favor of striking and 94.6%

to reject the agreement.

"The message was clear that the tentative agreement we

reached with IAM leadership was not acceptable to the members,"

Boeing ( BA ) said in a statement. "We remain committed to resetting

our relationship with our employees and the union, and we are

ready to get back to the table to reach a new agreement."