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When Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar module in 1969 and became the first man to walk on the moon, he was wearing a space-suit made by IAM workers at Hamilton Standard in Windsor Locks, CT. The company is now known as Hamilton Sunstrand, a division of United Technologies (UTC).
Citing errors in the latest round of bidding for a new space suit, NASA announced it is canceling a $745 million contract that would have awarded the contract to a new company and moved that work out of Connecticut.
Following concerns raised by the IAM and the Government Accountability Office, NASA now plans to re-bid the contract next year.
“In a fair competition, IAM workers and companies can deliver the best products in the world,” said Eastern Territory GVP Lynn D. Tucker, Jr., who credited the re-bid decision to lobbying efforts by John Harrity, GrowJobs CT, District 26 DBR Everett Corey, Local 743 President Mark Hebert and the staff at District 26. “If UTC continues to partner with the IAM, I am confident that together, we will prevail in this fight.”
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