Metro ammunitions manufacturor's union to strike at midnight, union says

Source: Fox 4 KC

by: Dillon Seckington

Posted: Apr 3, 2026 / 09:11 PM CDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A local union is set to go on strike at midnight on Saturday after a vote rejecting a company management standard.

The Local 778 chapter of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union will strike when the clock strikes 12 on Saturday morning, the union announced on Friday. The union says around 1,350 workers will take part in the strike.

According to the union, the decision comes as the company’s offer to union members was deemed unfair on the standards of wages, mandatory overtime and work-life balance. This will impact workers at Olin Winchester’s Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, which produces small arms ammunition for the United States military and its allies.

“The bargaining committee did not recommend a yes-vote on the company’s offer and the membership showed the same sentiment,” said IAM Local 778 Directing Business Representative Scott Brown. “The company’s offer to these workers is just not good enough. We are not asking for anything unreasonable, as these workers have not seen wage increases reflective of the economy and have endured countless hours of overtime.”

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