Union: Davenport defense supplier worker strike to continue

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Union leaders for workers at a Davenport defense contractor supplier say a labor strike that began last week will continue for at least another week. A representative of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 6 tells the Des Moines Register that Eaton Corp. signaled company representatives won’t return to the bargaining table until March 1. The strike at the Eaton-Cobham Mission Systems factory in Davenport began Friday. It ensued after 98% of union members voted Thursday to reject a tentative agreement with the company over what union representative John Herrig said was the company’s offer of “sub-standard wages” and cuts to health care and retirement benefits.