Striking workers at Textron Aviation, representing striking workers in Wichita, have agreed to a new five-year contract with the company, bringing their four-week strike to an end.  

The employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 70, Local Lodge 774 (IAM) accepted the new contract offer on the afternoon of October 20, 2024.  

They will return to work on October 23, 2024. If the company delays an employee’s start time for operational reasons after this date, “such employee may use Earned Time Off (ETO) or vacation for such time,” the IAM said in a statement, published later the same day. Otherwise, such time will be unpaid. Employees are required to report to work by October 28, 2024, at the latest. 

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