Union officials spoke at a rally at the Pump House on Second Street across from the Courtyard by Marriott, where talks with Cessna are being held. Members held signs and blew whistles to protest jobs possibly leaving the state and in protest of Cessna's current proposal.
Wichita's aviation workers are under attack, said Machinists aerospace coordinator Ron Eldridge. Companies have decided to make the city "ground zero," he said.
"This is the worst proposal I have ever seen," Eldridge said of Cessna's offer. "We are a long, long, long way apart."
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