September 20, 2010

Cessna strike would have had ripple effect on Wichita economy

From the Wichita Eagle:

The Wichita area dodged a strike and the economic impact it would have had on the city when the Machinists union at Cessna Aircraft rejected a work stoppage on Saturday.

A strike would have had a ripple effect in the community, said Wichita State University professor of economics Martin Perline.

"You're talking quite a few employees with pretty good wages," he said.

The union rejected Cessna's seven-year contract but didn't have the two-thirds vote required for a strike.

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