By Doug Cunningham

More than five thousand International Association of Machinists workers are into the second week of their strike against Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita and Salinas, Kansas. Health care, pensions and sick leave for new workers are among the issues. Striker Ralph Polly says workers have to put up a fight against takeaways that are creating a bleak future for the next generation of workers.

[Polly]: "My main reason to be here is for the people that's gonna come here after me. It's just been take away, take away, take away and I think it's time we all take a stand and try to reverse this."

There's no word on when the IAM will return to the bargaining table with Hawker Beechcraft. Striker Loren Brown expressed the determination common onthe picket lines.

[Brown]: "One day longer, we need to stay strong, longer than the company."