Bud Grebey
Bud Grebey
desire employees expressed return
We have been contacted by hourly employees who have expressed a desire to return to work.
preference return striking strong work workers
Our strong preference is to have our striking workers return to work.
asking ball believe fair presented union
The ball is in their court. We believe we have presented a fair contract. We are asking that the union reconsider their decision.
basis decided operating plan union
We see no basis for resuming negotiations. We are operating under a contingency plan implemented after the union decided to strike.
continued customers delivering throughout
Throughout the strike, all of our customers have continued to fly. We're delivering aircraft. We're delivering parts.
committed community home remain
We are very much committed to the community of Stratford. This is our home and will remain our home.
change
There's no change to where we were on Friday.
jobs
They all will be back at work. Their jobs are here.
bring business continue full hope open operations plan strike workers
Operations continue and we're open for business. We hope that the Teamsters-represented workers will come back to work, but if the strike continues, our contingency plan will bring Sikorsky to full capacity.
contact evaluation explore further initial itself opportunity presents resume today union
Sikorsky and the union did have initial contact with each other to explore what opportunities there are to resume negotiations. We'll need some further evaluation of that contact today to see if an opportunity presents itself to get back to the table.
approve best contract hopeful work
We're hopeful that they approve the contract and come back to work making the world's best helicopters.
facilities locations meet military necessary performing plan quickly throughout work
We want them back as quickly as possible. We've implemented a contingency plan and the implementation of our contingency is on track. We're performing necessary work at facilities throughout Connecticut and other locations so we can meet our commitments to the U.S. military and other customers.
behind excited focused forward future looking
We're just very excited it's behind us. We're looking forward now and we're focused on the future.
commitment full meeting operating production
We're not operating at full production at this point. We are meeting commitments to the customers.