Bud Grebey
Bud Grebey
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We believe this is a good, fair and competitive offer. The rising cost of health care is something that's affecting all Americans. We're asking our union employees to shoulder more of the cost . . . to keep our factories in Connecticut and Florida competitive.
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We see no basis for resuming negotiations. We are operating under a contingency plan implemented after the union decided to strike.
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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.
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The ball is in their court. We believe we have presented a fair contract. We are asking that the union reconsider their decision.
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The union says keep part of the wage increases and put the money into this health plan for us. We think our plan accomplishes that and more so. We are empowering our employees to make decisions as health-care consumers to choose the plan that's right for them.
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Our strong preference is to have our striking workers return to work.
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We are aware that fleet readiness is the Navy's highest priority and we are supporting them accordingly. We're tracking spares down to the part number and delivering them in accordance with the Navy's needs.
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With every passing day our production capacity is increasing.
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We've offered our hourly-wage earners a health-care plan that's virtually identical to what we've provided to thousands of our salaried staff. It's a plan that gives them five options to choose health coverage that best meets their economic and medical needs.
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We're not operating at full production at this point. We are meeting commitments to the customers.
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We are shifting resources. We are not at full capacity. We continue to talk to our customers. We will focus on the priorities that they give us.
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We have been contacted by hourly employees who have expressed a desire to return to work.
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We're just very excited it's behind us. We're looking forward now and we're focused on the future.
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We're hopeful that they approve the contract and come back to work making the world's best helicopters.