Wichita ? Hundreds of workers at the Boeing Co.’s Wichita plant – including one state lawmaker – learned they would not be offered jobs if the sale of Boeing’s commercial aircraft division to a Canadian company goes through.

Those who would not be retained learned Saturday, when their notices were delivered by a courier service. They were told not to report to work today, but a memo Friday had said that those who were not offered jobs would receive pay and benefits at least until the sale – expected to close next month – goes through.

“I told the guy who delivered it I no longer had a job,” said Jonnie D. Jones, a 32-year employee.

“He said, ‘Oh, that’s a bummer.’ He didn’t know what the delivery was. They had just given him a bunch to hand out.”

Jones is a member of the Machinists union. The Machinists are the only union members to receive job offers so far from Onex. The union is the plant’s largest, representing 5,300 workers.

Union members who would be retained after the sale are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a 5-year contract offered from Onex Corp. The Canadian company would run the Wichita plant and two in Oklahoma through its newly formed subsidiary, Mid-Western Aircraft Systems.

Boeing has not said what will happen if the contract is rejected and the sale does not go through as a result. Onex has said it will not negotiate further with the Machinists if the offer is voted down.

Rep. Dale Swenson, R-Wichita, found out he was not being offered a job after 20 years with Boeing. He said he felt like a victim of what he called the “mind-set of corporate America to treat their workers like a cheap commodity.”

Even some workers who received job offers said they still felt uncertain about the future.

“A lot of people feel they have a lot of years left, and Boeing turned their back on them,” spray mask painter Tim Toney said. “It’s going to be a tough situation. It’s going to be long time before anybody feels stable.”