International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. District 91 (Hartford, Conn.)

Chartered 1953 as District 91 of International Association of Machinists; name of parent body changed to International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in 1965; represents workers of United Aircraft's Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division, which in the late 1970s was reorganized as Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, through lodges in East Hartford, Middletown, Southington, North Haven, and Windsor Locks, Conn.; also known as Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 91.

From the description of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 91 records, 1937-1984. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28417521

District Lodge 91 received its charter in May 1953. At that time the representative locals consisted of Hartford Aircraft Lodge 743, chartered in 1941, representing workers at Hamilton Standard (located in East Hartford until 1952 when it moved to Windsor Locks); Industrial Aircraft Lodge 1746, chartered in February 1945, representing workers at Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford; and Industrial Aircraft Lodge 1746A, chartered in October 1951, representing Pratt and Whitney workers in Southington. In March 1959, Canal Lodge 700, in Middletown, was chartered and added to District 91 representation. Prior to 1953, Pratt and Whitney workers' lodges were part of IAM District 26. As of 1984, District 91 included Lodge 700, Lodge 707 (from North Haven), Lodge 743, Lodge 1746, and Lodge 1746A.

For a more detailed chronology of District 91's history see Michael S. Fitzgerald's unpublished paper “District 91” (in collection files).

From the guide to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 91 Records., undated, 1937-1983, (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)