Potential Labor Dispute Looming at Defense Company Triumph Group as Workers to Hold Strike Authorization Vote Ahead of October 31 Contract Expiration Deadline

WEST HARTFORD, CT – On Friday, 175 UAW Local 405 members at Triumph Group are voting on whether to authorize a strike or not ahead of their contract expiration on October 31. The highly skilled workforce – who make engine controls and other components for U.S. military aircrafts – are demanding industry leading wages, job security, more time off, no concessions, among other items. 

WHO: UAW Local 405 members at Triumph Group

WHAT: Strike authorization vote

WHERE: UAW Local 405 Union Hall, 666 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford, CT 06110

WHEN: Friday, October 23. Media is invited to come by between 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. 

Over the past five years, Triumph Group has made $7.2 billion in revenue, with $687 million in profit. Their CEO was paid $31.7 million in that time – for a total of $61.6 million in CEO pay in the last decade. Meanwhile, UAW members at Triumph earn less than their counterparts at other union-represented aerospace plants doing similar work. 

The current contract between UAW Local 405 and Triumph Group expires on October 31. If a strike is authorized this week, then workers would be able to walk out at any point after midnight on Halloween. 

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