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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lockheed Martin employees strike, claim unfair labor practices as company profits rise
DENVER (KDVR) — Lockheed Martin employees went on strike Thursday from the Littleton facility, rallying at Chatfield State Park to share their grievances. The workers, who are members of UAW Local 766, joined members of UAW Local 788 in Orlando in the walkout. The union workers say that the company has committed 'multiple' unfair labor practices and refuses to present economic proposals that the union says would meet members' needs. View Denver area job postings on FOX31 UAW said Lockheed Martin, which is an aerospace and defense contractor, has experienced record profits funded by taxpayers as the U.S. government's largest defense contractor. UAW said the company made $24 billion in profit last year and paid the CEO $66 million over the last three years. First-quarter profits are up this year, too, according to UAW: The union said Lockheed gathered another $1.7 billion in profits during the first quarter of 2025 and, under the Trump administration, 'is positioned to deliver a more than $1 trillion defense budget.' The union said that Lockheed Martin's latest contract offer would require workers be at the company for between 16 to 23 years before reaching the top hourly pay rate for most classifications. 'Over 80% of the UAW workforce would remain in an unfair, extremely long pay progression,' the union argued in a press release. 'Even worse, the company is proposing a measly starting rate of $15 per hour. Lockheed is also refusing to recognize Veterans Day as a holiday, an insult to all UAW members who have proudly served this country.' The company provided FOX31 with a statement on the strike. 'We value our employees and their expertise and look forward to reaching a fair labor agreement for both sides. Our employees perform important work for our customers and the nation through their work supporting programs critical to our national security.' Lockheed Martin spokesperson The union noted that UAW marine drafters in Connecticut are also on strike to fight for a fair contract from General Dynamics. 'Lockheed's workers have to wait years and even decades before seeing a comfortable standard of living, while its executives are swimming in taxpayer dollars,' said UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell in a union release. 'Lockheed is a textbook example of corporate greed and I'm proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our members as they fight for their fair share.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Yahoo
U-Haul truck ‘full of kids' headed for Florida found at Madison County truck stop
RICHMOND, Ky. (FOX 56) —Three people have been charged after the sheriff's office received a call about a U-Haul cargo truck 'full of kids.' The Madison County Sheriff's Office said deputies were dispatched around 8 a.m. on March 15 about a U-Haul cargo truck parked at a gas pump at Love's Truck Stop. Kentucky women's basketball coach issues 'excuse' letter allowing students to attend game Lexington police step up presence on middle school campus amid threat investigation Lexington library book group aims to connect readers with annual author visit The caller reportedly said that they saw the rear cargo compartment of the U-Haul cargo truck 'full of kids.' Deputies allegedly found six people inside the secured and unventilated rear cargo compartment of the U-Haul: three adults and three juveniles. The office said all eight people were headed from Michigan to Florida, with six of them in the rear cargo compartment. Kentucky among top 10 states Americans want to move to: research Lexington high schools ranked among Kentucky's best in 2025, according to Niche 6 day hikes for spring in Kentucky Brandon Campbell was charged with seven counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. Heather Campbell was charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. Liana Robertson was charged with six counts of first-degree attempted wanton endangerment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
