Shuttle workers vote for strike
A union representing 570 space shuttle program workers at the Kennedy Space Center voted to strike less than a week before the planned launch of the shuttle Atlantis.
The International Assn. of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, which represents the United Space Alliance employees, rejected the company’s contract offer, Florida Today reported.
United Space Alliance spokeswoman Tracy Yates said the union might strike as early as June 10, two days after NASA plans to launch Atlantis. “A strike would not affect the next launch or the next one after that,” Yates said.
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