After hearing about the affirmative strike vote by the Boeing machinists earlier this week, we assumed that both sides would meet up at Disney World and settle this whole labor thing somewhere between EPCOT and Frontierland. Apparently, labor negotiations aren't that simple.

This afternoon, talks broke off and union local 751 president Tom Wroblewski made the following statement:

Brothers and sisters: The strike will commence at one minute after midnight tonight. This Company disrespected the process, bargained illegally and most of all, disrespected the finest Aerospace workers anywhere on the planet by failing to meet your expectations (...) If this Company wants to talk, they have my number, they can reach me on the picket line.

And with that, 25,000 area residents just got the day off. Good luck to everyone involved and be safe.

Boeing biplane, courtesy of Seattlest Flickr user bill98117