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  Teamsters Standing United Against Company’s Low-Road Tactics March 13, 2006
(Stratford, Connecticut) – Teamsters Local 1150 presented a good-faith, comprehensive contract proposal today to the federal mediator that was intended to serve as the basis for a fair compromise to get the 3,600 striking Sikorsky workers back to work. However, Sikorsky Aircraft immediately rejected this reasonable compromise out of hand, choosing instead to take the low road by issuing a warmed-over version of the company’s original proposal that the Teamsters overwhelmingly rejected in favor of a strike. The company’s sham proposal fails to address the reason its workers are on strike—their health care benefits are being slashed. Sikorsky’s unreasonable demands on health care ultimately will result in pay cuts for its lower-paid workers. The union stands ready to negotiate a fair contract that rewards Sikorsky workers for their hard work, yet reflects the reality of increased health care costs in the United States. Sikorsky’s games, intended to divide Teamsters standing united against an increasingly desperate company, show once again the lack of regard it has for its workers, for their communities and for elected officials that have urged the company to return to the bargaining table in good faith.
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