Union Members Approve Deal to Keep Sikorsky Aircraft

[Omaha Steve]

Source: ABC News

Union members have voted for a deal that would keep Sikorsky Aircraft manufacturing U.S. Navy helicopters in Stratford, Connecticut, for at least the next 16 years.

More than 2,000 Teamsters voted Sunday for the state deal that includes a 25 percent pay cut for workers hired starting in 2017. The deal had been reached between Sikorsky, Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration and Sikorsky's new owner, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin.

It had received General Assembly approval Sept. 28.

Sikorsky agreed to increase its full-time employment in Stratford by 400 employees by the 14th year of the agreement.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/union-members-approve-deal-sikorsky-aircraft-42685515

[elmac]

1. Wow, a 25% pay cut for new hires

Much like the auto industry. I guess going backwards is the new forwards in corporate run America.

[Odin2005]

3. "pay cut for new hires" This is how a union kills itself.

One of the big reasons union membership has declined in recent decades is because they keep throwing younger workers under the bus.