On Monday morning, the union representing workers at Pratt & Whitney will have their say in court.
That's when the trial begins, as the union fights for substantial jobs that would be lost if Pratt goes through with its plans to send work to Singapore, Japan and Columbus, Georgia.
On Friday, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal weighed in on behalf of workers. In a brief filed with the U.S. Circuit Court in Bridgeport where the trial will be held, Blumenthal called the negotiations Pratt and the state had been involved in "a sham" Blumenthal said Pratt entered the negotiations even thought it had already made up its mind to move the jobs. He said the actions of Pratt violate the union contract and threaten to damage Connecticut's economy.
The state had offered Pratt $100-million in incentives, and the union came up with $53-million in annual savings. Blumenthal says the company dismissed both offers. And by going through with the negotiations with the state and union, Blumenthal said the company betrayed its moral and legal duties to its and to the state.
