CLEVELAND, OH – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Co-Chair of the United States Senate Air Force Caucus, sent a letter to the CEO of Raytheon Technologies, owner of Collins Aerospace’s Plant in Troy, Ohio, urging the company to come back to the bargaining table and negotiate with its union employees.
 
Nearly 300 employees, members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 128, at the plant in Troy, were locked out and paychecks were withheld this week after management and the local union did not reach an agreement.
 
“I write to express my immense concern about the treatment of these workers. I am troubled by the aggressive actions of management to lock out and withhold the paychecks of workers who make the work of Collins Aerospace (UTC Systems) possible. Your workers contribute to Raytheon’s success and enhance the economy of the City of Troy and the Miami Valley region,” wrote Senator Brown.
 
Brown pointed out that these highly-trained, qualified, and skilled union members work on a number of platforms including U.S. Air Force planes. Brown emphasized how alarming it is that these employees would be locked out of the job amidst the Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine.
 
The full text of the letter is available here.
 

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