Lieberman Angered by Sikorsky Threat of Moving Jobs Out of Connecticut

Lieberman Angered by Sikorsky Threat of Moving Jobs Out of Connecticut

Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) made the following statement today in reaction to an announcement by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. that it has applied to the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to build two popular commercial helicopters, the S-92 and S-76, at its Keystone Helicopter unit in Pennsylvania.

"I am very upset that the Sikorsky management has started talking about moving jobs out of Connecticut. It is just not right and not fair to those of us in the congressional delegation who have fought successfully and continue to fight hard for government contracts to build the best helicopters in the world right there in Stratford, CT," Lieberman said. "The fact is that the facility in Keystone, Pennsylvania that Sikorsky has now threatened to take work to is not certified by the FAA, and that certification will probably take half year. So, I take this to be a kind of threat and I wish the company would stop the threats and get back to the table and negotiate with the workers. I think an agreement is really close."

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