Textron Aviation Machinists Agree Contract, Ending Strike

Machinist union members voted to accept Textron Aviation’s proposal of a five-year labor agreement.

Credit: Molly McMillin
Machinist union members at Textron Aviation in Wichita voted to ratify the company’s newest offer of a five-year labor contract, agreeing to end a more than month-long strike. Employees are due to resume work as early as Wed. Oct. 23. The new offer includes a 31% pay increase over the five-year...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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