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Machinists Vote To OK Lockheed Martin’s Revised Contract
The first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the UK, designated BK-1, nears completion late last year at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth. Its first flight was April 13. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
The first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the UK, designated BK-1, nears completion late last year at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth. Its first flight was April 13. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Striking machinists at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics plant in Fort Worth, Texas, voted by a large margin to accept a revised contract offer from the company, bringing to a conclusion a 10-week walkout at the facility that assembles the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Fort Worth Local 776 voted 1,873 to 447 on June 28 to accept a four-year contract, The Fort Worth Star Telegram reported.