Defense equipment workers go on strike in Davenport

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Quad Cities Regional Business Journal: Hundreds of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Local 388 and 1199 at Eaton Corp.-Cobham Mission Systems in Davenport are on strike after rejecting a new contract. There are about 365 union workers in Local 388. Eaton Corp. acquired Cobham Mission Systems last year. The company manufactures air-to-air refueling systems and other systems primarily for defense markets.