Machinists at Hawker Beechcraft Vote to Strike

August 02, 2008 - Picket lines will go up at 12:01 am on Monday, August 4, 2008, at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita and Salina, KS, after IAM members in both locations voted overwhelmingly to reject the company’s offer and to strike the plane maker.

The IAM represents nearly 5,000 aircraft assemblers and production workers at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita and approximately 500 in Salina.