A strike continued as of Tuesday morning at United Technologies Corporation in Cheshire after the company and the International Association of Machinists Local 62A failed to come to an agreement on wages and benefits by a midnight Monday deadline. Just after midnight 188 workers went on strike, with a dozen or more picketing outside the company’s facility at 250 Knotter Drive, according to the Meriden Record Journal.
Union representatives told local media that workers in Cheshire make less than those at other locations, insurance costs are rising and wages may drop under the company’s latest offer. The Cheshire plant will remain in operation during the strike, according to a spokesperson.
”We have robust contingency plans in place and do not expect the strike to affect our customers or suppliers,” UTC said in a statement. UTC Aerospace Systems, a division of United Technologies Corp. makes parts for guidance systems and gyroscopes. The UTC Aerospace Systems division, based in North Carolina, employed 40,984 people worldwide as of the 2017 annual report.
