Wichita does not need a machinists union strike, according to an editorial in The Wichita Eagle, which notes a strike will only hurt Cessna Aircraft and its work force and further ground down the local economy. The editorial notes: “With union leaders recommending that the members vote Saturday to reject the company’s offer and strike Monday, this is a perilous moment for the community. Strikes are brutal on Wichita in the best of times, which these are not.” Read the full editorial here.
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the company can keep their bonuses and wage increases, we just want our blue cross, not the crappy insurance they made all of the non-bargaining workers have. The union tried to negotiate a more cost effective deal with the company that allowed us to keep blue cross but the company said no
the contract only states cessna will maintain a presence in wichita, not that they will keep final assembly in wichita, so if they still have a cessna sign, that is “presence”