Honeywell Negotiations to Continue in February

WKMS | By Whitney Jones

Published January 30, 2015 at 4:05 PM CST

Update: The bargaining date has been moved to Thursday, Feb 5.

The Metropolis Honeywell plant and the United Steelworkers Local 7-6-6-9 are set to continue negotiationsFeb. 4.

Honeywell Plant Manager Jim Pritchett said in a company letter today that the two groups have had informal talks during the past few months.

Honeywell gave the union a comprehensive offer at their last bargaining session in August, but the union was unsatisfied.

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Whitney Jones

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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