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Article: Workers at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas, Plant May Strike.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- April 7, 2000
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Apr. 7--Contracts between Lockheed Martin Corp. and three of its unions expire this weekend, and a strike is possible Sunday night if no agreement is reached.
The contract for office staff and electricians at Lockheed's Fort Worth plant expires at midnight Friday, and the contracts for firefighters and production line workers expire 48 hours later. The contract for security guards is good until May 21.
Negotiations will continue through Sunday, when the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers -- the powerful group that represents production workers -- will vote on the company's final offer. Union members also will vote whether to ...