(PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA) – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest Aerospace and Defense Labor Union, has reached tentative agreements with the Lockheed Martin Company that cover nearly 4,000 Workers who are employed at several of the company’s Aeronautics, Space and Advanced Development Programs, or “Skunk Works,” sites across the country.

The tentative agreements cover IAM Members at Lockheed Martin facilities in Marietta, Georgia; California (Palmdale, Sunnyvale, Vandenberg Space Force Base and Santa Cruz); Meridian, Mississippi; Clarksburg, West Virginia and Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Members will vote on the tentative agreements at their local sites on Sunday, March 5th (2023).

The IAM Negotiating Committee, which has unanimously recommended Members accept the agreements, was able to deliver on its goals of strong wage increases, reduced health insurance costs and increased retirement security.

The IAM is one of North America’s largest and most diverse Industrial Trade Unions, representing 600,000 Active and Retired Members in the Aerospace, Defense, Airlines, Railroad, Transit, Health Care, Automotive and other industries.

To Directly Access This Labor News Report & Review Highlights Of The Tentative Agreements, Go To: Machinists Union Reaches Strong Tentative Agreements with Lockheed Martin Covering 4,000 Workers - IAMAW (goiam.org)