Aug 27 (Reuters) - Members of the United Auto Workers

union at GE Aerospace's Evendale, Ohio, plant will strike

from Thursday after failing to reach a new contract, UAW

President Shawn Fain said in a video broadcast late on

Wednesday.

The plant builds marine and industrial engines for the U.S.

Navy.

The walkout also extends to a GE distribution facility in

Erlanger, Kentucky, that supplies parts to several of the

company's engine plants.

The strike marks the latest flashpoint in a wave of labor

unrest sweeping through aerospace and aviation industries, where

unions have been flexing their muscles to secure new contracts

amid high demand for skilled workers.

From airline pilots and flight attendants to machinists and

aerospace engineers, workers across the sector have pressed for

higher pay and stronger job protections in the last couple of

years.

The union's local chapter represents over 600 workers across

two of GE Aerospace's sites. Union members had voted by a

majority in favor of a strike if a new agreement is not reached

by the end of day on August 27.

GE Aerospace did not immediately respond to a Reuters

request for comment outside regular business hours.