Around 5,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 774 (District 70) at Textron Aviation in Wichita, Kansas, overwhelmingly rejected the company’s final contract offer on September 21, 2024, and voted to go on strike. 

The strike began at 00:01 local time on the night of September 23, 2024. The strike action comes as part of a larger initiative of aviation workers pushing back against low pay and bad working conditions. On September 13, 2024, around 33,000 Boeing machinists in the northwest of the United States went on strike after turning down a 25% pay increase over four years. 

The results showed that most workers voted against the proposed agreement, with two-thirds supporting the strike against Textron Aviation.  

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