Posted by Editor on June 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Union votes to go back to work on the Joint Strike Fighter Monday.
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Posted by Editor on June 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Defense giant wants Congress to resolve debt dispute and stop automatic defense cuts.
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Posted by Editor on June 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
F-35 manufacturer and its machinists union agree to tentative terms.
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Posted by Editor on June 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Program is underway to develop a long-range, high-resolution surveillance radar for the P-8A.
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Posted by Editor on June 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Machinists at the Joint Strike Fighter plant and at Pax River have been on strike for two months.
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Posted by Editor on June 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Lockheed Martin gets a half billion more to start building new F-35s and brings on workers to replace strikers.
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Posted by Editor on June 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Lockheed says some machinists have returned to work at the Joint Strike Fighter plant.
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Posted by Editor on June 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Bipartisan study estimates the employment impact of sequestration.
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Posted by Editor on June 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Machinists strike has dragged on for nearly two months.
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Posted by Editor on April 23, 2012 · 7 Comments
International Association of Machinists says new contract cuts health care and pensions and allows outsourcing.