Pending legislative and union approval, the deal will keep Sikorsky Aircraft in Connecticut until 2032.

Under the deal, Sikorsky will build nearly 200 CH-53K King Stallion Helicopters in Connecticut for the United States Navy until at least 2032. Lockheed Martin has considered numerous states for production of the CH-53K.

The terms of the agreement specify that Lockheed Martin will;

   Keep the Sikorsky headquarters in the state and maintain Connecticut as a primary production facility for its government based helicopter business;
   Retain and grow its full time employment in Connecticut to more than 8,000 by the end of year 14;
   Nearly double its spending of $350 million per year with local Connecticut suppliers throughout the state;
   Increase its capital spending for machinery and equipment by 22 percent.

The State of Connecticut will provide financial incentives totaling up to $220 million in exchange. Governor Malloy touted the significance of the deal in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

“This proposal represents a landmark victory not only for the 8,000 workers at Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin but for the small businesses, machine shops and workers across the entire supply chain,” said State Senator Martin Looney (D-New Haven.) “Hundreds of suppliers throughout the state will benefit from a strong Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin partnership with the State of Connecticut, and that means keeping good-paying jobs here in Connecticut for today’s workforce and tomorrow’s graduates.”

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Nice to keep them here but now that dickhead is going to pat himself on his back about it.   Fuck him

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well that sucks, i was looking forward to that place getting shut down and going the way of GM.  the stratford plant could lay off 50% of the union employees and still meet the current production times.

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I used to work with a guy who would punch in and immediately sit on the shitter for 45 min.



He works there now, he is their model employee

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I used to work with a guy who would punch in and immediately sit on the shitter for 45 min.

He works there now, he is their model employee

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I meant the Blackhawk frames.  I know the 53k is all carbon and made in a special massive oven.  

The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 35-1 in favor of the agreement recently reached between Sikorsky, Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration and Sikorsky’s new owner, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin. The House, also controlled by Democrats, passed the deal with a 136-6 vote.

A separate agreement with unionized Sikorsky workers still must be ratified.