Spirit will suspend factory production prior to the expiration of its contract with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) on June 24, it said. "We are disappointed that our employees represented by the IAM rejected our four-year contract offer and voted to strike," Spirit said. Although IAM and Spirit reached a tentative contract agreement last week, workers voted to reject the deal and strike. In May, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said it would be difficult to make contingency plans for a strike at Spirit. Starting on June 22, all IAM-represented employees will not report for work but will receive pay for their regularly scheduled work hours, Spirit said.

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Persons: AeroSystems, Dave Calhoun, Valerie Insinna, Abinaya, Jason Neely, Mark Potter Organizations: IAM, Saturday Plant, Boeing, PARIS, Airbus, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Spirit, Thomson Locations: Wichita , Kansas, Wichita