The 2018 IAM Aerospace Conference was held last week in Fort Worth, TX with nearly 300 delegates in attendance. International President Bob Martinez hosted the conference, which included a tour of the Lockheed Martin F35 production facility.

View photos from the 2018 IAM Aerospace Conference.

The conference focused on issues surrounding the aerospace industry in the areas of collective bargaining, healthcare, new technology and organizing. Attendees took part in breakout sessions discussing these areas with experienced members of each field.

In attendance were two of the IAM’s newest members who helped their fellow Flight Line Technicians in South Carolina stand up to Boeing’s anti-union pressure and voted to have a voice in their workplace. They joined IAM Organizing Department Director Vinny Addeo in a panel discussion about their fight for union representation.

IAM District 776 hosted Activate Live for the F-35 plant tour and cookout.

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Activate Live: Aerospace Conference ( Fort Worth, TX)

Activate Live: Aerospace Conference (Fort Worth, TX) in our IAMAW Southern Territory.

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Solutions to bargaining issues was skillfully taught by Mary McHugh, there were some discussion on effective…

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Some of our own at the 2018 Aerospace Conference

Posted by IAM&AW Local Lodge 2003 on Friday, September 14, 2018

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Not all but many of the Southern Territory Family making a difference at the 2018 Aerospace Conference #iamsouth

Posted by IAMAW Southern Territory on Thursday, September 13, 2018

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