About 85 Stratford Jobs to be Affected After Sikorsky Loses Marine One Repair Contract

STRATFORD, CT — About 85 unionized Sikorsky employees will be affected by failed negotiations between Sikorsky Aircraft and the U.S. Navy regarding maintenance work on the Marine One helicopters, which transport the president of the United States, according to multiple reports.

The New Haven Register reports that the repair work will be transitioned to the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Florida and company officials will work with Teamsters Local 1150 to adjust the size of the workforce at the Stratford plant.

Some of the affected employees could be reassigned while others may accept the company’s offer of a “voluntary separation option,” according to the Connecticut Post.

The Post reports that maintenance contract is separate and will not impact Sikorsky’s design and production contracts with the Navy on the VH-92A presidential helicopter.

Read more at the New Haven Register here and the Connecticut Post here.

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