July 11, 2005 – 3 Employees at Lockheed Martin Systems at Cherry Point, NC voted unanimously to join the IAM recently. “These folks have an interesting job,” said Southern Territory Organizer Joe Greaser. “They are Aviation Survival Training Technicians, and they operate the equipment to teach pilots to survive if their aircraft go down.”
“They were tired of not having a raise for years, while technicians nearby with an IAM contract received yearly raises. It wasn’t a difficult decision for them,” said brother Greaser. The workers will be part of Local Lodge 2296, in District Lodge 110, Headquartered at Havelock, NC. “I’d like to thank new DL 110 DBR Ron Shaffer for his hard work on his first organizing win since taking office.”
Southern Territory General Vice President Bob Martinez said, “District 110 has a history of aggressive organizing and growing the District, and I’m glad to see the District isn’t letting up in their hard work. I’d like to welcome our newest members to the IAM family.”
