Spirit AeroSystems advances new contract with Union to end strike

Spirit AeroSystems and leaders of its largest union, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have reached an agreement on a new four-year contract with an aim to end the strike that has paused the production at Wichita site. IAM union members will vote on approval on Thursday, June 29, at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas. The new proposed contract is a result of negotiations that began this past Saturday between the company and IAM officials, mediated by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. “We listened closely and worked hard in our talks over the last several days