$2,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter Might Have a New Problem: A Labor Strike

$2,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter Might Have a New Problem: A Labor Strike

F-35 Stealth Fighter Is A Powerhouse: But a Labor Strike Is Now Possible  Remember the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II Strike from last year? Could there be another strike by the workers who create one of the U.S. military’s most important jets?  It’s much too early to say. But on Thursday, members of the union representing workers who build the F-35 for Lockheed Martin stated that talks have begun for a new contract.  Yes, that $2 trillion program could…

Union representing F-35 workers opens contract talks with Lockheed Martin

Members of IAM Union District 776, which represents about 5,000 workers involved in F-35 production, have opened contract… The post Union representing F-35 workers opens contract talks with Lockheed Martin appeared first on Air Data News.

Lockheed Martin F-35 workers open contract talks in Fort Worth

The union representing around 5,000 workers building the F-35 at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, plant has opened contract negotiations with the company, with talks beginning on March 26, 2026. The workers are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 776, which covers production employees at the Fort Worth facility, the main final assembly site for all three F-35 variants, as well as sm…

Lockheed Martin, Workers Building F-35, Begin Contract Negotiations

The union representing about 5,000 Lockheed Martin [LMT] employees that work on the F-35 fighter opened contract negotiations on Thursday with the company. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers […]

F-35 Program Workers Start Negotiations With Lockheed Martin

The labor union representing Lockheed Martin workers who build the F-35 stealth strike fighter started new contract talks with the company on Thursday. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 776 represents about 5,000 Lockheed employees in Fort Worth, Texas, where the F-35 final assembly line is located. The chapter also has members at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland and Edwards Air Force Ba…