State leaders to advocate for employees as Pratt & Whitney strike enters fifth day
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The strike at Pratt & Whitney has entered its fifth day. This comes after contract negotiations between the company and the machinists' union fell through.
Some state leaders are expected at the picket line Friday to show their support. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) will be in Middleton, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is expected in East Hartford.
Pratt & Whitney employees strike over new contract in East Hartford
He'll be holding a press conference from the strike line about the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, which aims to strengthen union organizing rights and protections for workers.
Around 3,000 machinists and union members are on strike across the jet-engine maker's Middletown and East Hartford locations.
The workers are made up of members of the International Association of Machinists and the Aerospace Workers Union.
'It's about retirement security. It's about wage security. It's about treating us with respect. The company makes a lot of money,' Howard Huestis, President of Local Lodge 1746, said.
They say that the security they're asking for is about pensions and ensuring that the company does not move its operations out of Connecticut.
'If they manufacture the engine somewhere else that the Connecticut middle class that's leaving with it,' Walter Polchlopek with Electronic System Services said.
Earlier this week, Pratt & Whitney released a statement reading in part: 'Our message to union leaders throughout this thoughtful process has been simple: higher pay, better retirement savings, more days off, and more flexibility. We have no immediate plans to resume negotiations.'
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