EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Locals 700, 1746 and 1746A of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), representing hourly employees at Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, East Hartford and Cheshire, ratified a new three-year labor contract today by a vote of 2,831 to 326. Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company.
The agreement covers more than 4,100 employees in Middletown, East Hartford and Cheshire and is effective at midnight, December 2, 2007.
"This new contract recognizes that we all have a collective stake in the future success of this company," said Elizabeth Amato, vice president, Pratt & Whitney Human Resources. "This success will help secure good jobs for Connecticut and keeps Pratt & Whitney the employer of choice for our people."
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
Contacts:
Matthew Perra
Pratt & Whitney
+1.860.565.8938
