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Negotiations are set to resume Thursday between RTX and roughly 3,000 striking Pratt & Whitney workers, now entering their third week on the picket line. The union is demanding stronger job security and higher wages as production disruptions ripple through the company’s Connecticut facilities—where most of Pratt’s geared turbofan engines are made. In the meantime, engineers have been reassigned from other projects to keep operations running, raising concerns about long-term capacity. Analysts warn that a prolonged strike could deepen strain on an already stressed aerospace supply chain.