
Brothers and sisters:
The strike will commence at one minute after midnight tonight. This Company
disrespected the process, bargained illegally and most of all, disrespected
the finest Aerospace workers anywhere on the planet by failing to meet your
expectations.
Despite meeting late into the night and throughout the day, continued contract talks with the Boeing Company did not address our issues. Armed with your strong strike vote, the IAM Negotiating Committee continues to try and convince the Company to meet our members’ demands.
Your Negotiating Committee appreciates the support of all of our members during this interim time period and will appreciate your continued support as we picket the gates at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 6.
I want to thank the mediation service, who diligently tried to help secure a contract short of a strike to avoid hardships on our members. Unfortunately, those services did not secure an offer.
We are ON STRIKE at 12:01am tonight.
If this Company wants to talk, they have my number, they can reach me on
the picket line.
In Solidarity
Tom Wroblewski
District President and
Directing Business Representative