Following a two-week strike characterized by steadfast solidarity, more than 300 aerospace manufacturing workers that belong to UAW Local 509 voted to accept a new three-year union contract and returned to work on October 6 at the Senior Aerospace SSP plant in Burbank, California in the Los Angeles area.
The strike was prompted by attempts by the company to force workers to accept significant concessions, including major increases to their health care costs. Initial contract offers from the company also included minuscule wage increases. Beyond that, many workers on the picket line expressed grievances about the company’s punitive, abusive point and attendance system, as well as the issue of mandatory overtime. The strike began on September 22.