IAM Sues To Keep Pratt Jobs in Connecticut
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to block Pratt & Whitney f

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to block Pratt & Whitney from moving 830 union jobs out of Connecticut. All told, Pratt & Whitney’s plans to close its engine repair shop in Cheshire, Conn., by early 2011 and move some work from its East Hartford facility starting during next year’s second quarter to Singapore, Japan and Columbus, Ga., will result in the loss of some 1,000 positions.

The union said in court papers filed in U.S. District Court in Hartford that the engine company acted in bad faith by failing to make “every reasonable effort” to keep employment at its current level. The sides met several times over the past weeks, but failed to reach a settlement.