UAW Local 571 reached a tentative agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat, averting the plan to strike at midnight.
The nuclear submarine maker in Groton has been working without a contract for more than a month. Over 2,000 General Dynamics Electric Boat employees had threatened to strike this weekend.
UAW had said the company previously failed to meet demands for better pay and retirement security.
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Groton based company designs and makes nuclear submarines for the U.S. military. It is one of Connecticut's largest and most well-known companies.