Pratt & Whitney to Resume Contract Negotiations

As talks resume at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, company cuts off workers’ healthcare

Striking workers must be onguard against sellout as official talks resume and demand that trusted workers, elected by the rank and file, take part in all talks and report to the membership.

Pratt & Whitney to resume contract negotiations

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- The two sides head back to the bargaining table in the Pratt & Whitney strike. Around 3,000 workers have been on strike for the past two and a half weeks. Last week, the company said the union turned down its final offer…but the two sides head back into contract negotiations today. IAM, Pratt & Whitney fail to find solution, strike continues This strike began back on May 4, when the existing contract ran out.…

From the picket line: IAM says no to corporate greed

EAST HARTFORD, Conn.—The 3,000 machinists at Pratt & Whitney said “enough is enough” when the parent company RTX declined to strengthen job security language while expanding a new non-union facility in North Carolina. The machinists refused to give in on weakened pensions, health care coverage, and wages that didn’t keep up with inflation while the billion-dollar corporation’s profits soared. In the first quarter of 2025, they reported $580 mill…

Video appears to show union members block entrance to Pratt & Whitney as strike continues

Union workers at Pratt & Whitney have been on strike for nearly three weeks, and on Thursday, talks resume at the bargaining table. Amid the strike, a video has surfaced online that appears to show union workers blocking the entrance on Aircraft Road to the plant in Middletown. It’s unclear who the men are or when the video was taken, but it appears to show them blocking the road with their vehicles. One man is seen getting out, wearing a sweats…

The "Pratt & Whitney" strike has already lasted about two weeks. RTX and the trade union IAM want to continue the negotiations. In addition to higher wages, the strikers demand more job security.

They retake negotiations Pratt & Whitney and their union after 3 weeks of strike The company and the IAM union will return to the dialogue table on May 22 in the midst of growing political and trade union support. Drafting A21 Mié, 21/05/2025 - 01:00 The strike carried out by more than 3,000 Pratt & Whitney workers in the plants of East Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut, entered its third week while the company and the International Associati…