HARTFORD, CT - Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today released the following joint statement regarding the Pratt and Whitney International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) vote to strike:

“Pratt and Whitney is a world leader in manufacturing aircraft engines because of their amazing workers, who are critical to the success of our nation’s manufacturing future. We strongly encourage the company’s leadership and the machinists union to come together to reach a fair deal that is negotiated in good faith.”