FACT CHECK!

In their latest flyer on the Vought website, the company posted a comparison between Hawker Beechcraft and Vought.

Clarification - Vought Management doesn't get it - GVP Martinez, in his letter to the Local Lodge 735 membership, was talking about the ability for the Union to achieve their goals when they stick together. Hawker Beechcraft workers certainly DID believe the strike was worth it, they had improvements on all their issues. You have already heard from their Negotiating Committee on this website.

Here's the bottom line: Hawker management demanded takeaways, just like Vought. When the strike was over and the dust had cleared, Hawker workers had a contract with absolutely NO TAKEAWAYS IN IT.

Something to think about.

Vought acts like they know so much about the inner workings of our Union, but they say "after the International led them on a 28-day strike?" (bolding theirs)

They don't understand this is a DEMOCRATIC UNION. The contract is negotiated by YOUR NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE - who YOU elected - with the ASSISTANCE of the District and International. The decision whether to recommend or reject the offer was made by the Committee alone - the District or International did NOT have a vote. They won't have a vote tomorrow, either. Neither will Maxie or Mr. Tharp.

Vought is NOT a democracy, and they don't know how to deal with a democracy.

Why were we offered the contract to freeze a pension for those with less than 16 years seniority? We were told across the table by Maxie that they were demanding to freeze the pension to "bring them in line with the rest of Vought".

Who are the REAL outsiders? Those who came here to assist us, or the ones who came here to order the local management to shove this 401(k) down your throat?


Vought's only REAL competitor is Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS. C'mon, Vought. Give us the comparison with Spirit's contract. Put up a side by side comparison, their wages, our wages. Their $60 month Pension, and the bonuses THEY have!

Let's compare apples to apples. Let's do a REAL "Fact Check", Vought.