Striking Lockheed Martin workers picket in Texas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , the Pentagon's top supplier by sales, began using temporary workers on Thursday in place of striking employees at its plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to help meet scheduled deliveries of F-16 and F-35 fighter jets. Fewer than 10 temporary workers, hired through a contractor, were brought in to supplement the "contingency work force" that includes managers, said Lockheed spokesman Joe Stout. Another 50 to 60 temporary workers will be added on Tuesday, and the company will bring in more as needed, Stout said in an email. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , the Pentagon's top supplier by sales, began using temporary workers on Thursday in place of striking employees at its plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to help meet scheduled deliveries of F-16 and F-35 fighter jets.

Lockheed Martin Corp , the Pentagon's top supplier by sales, began using temporary workers on Thursday in place of striking employees at its plant in Fort Worth, Texas, to help meet scheduled deliveries ...

By Vin Colby:Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest defense contractor in the world by sales (Boeing (BA) is second with arms sales of $31.4 billion to Lockheed Martin's $35.7 billion). 82% of sales originate from the U.S.

Steve Alexander submits:Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest defense contractor in the world by sales. Some 85% of sales originate from the U.S. federal government, particularly the Department of Defense (DoD). Another 13% comes from foreign partner governments, and only 2% come from the private sector.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Striking workers from the Fort Worth, Texas, plant where Lockheed Martin Corp builds its F-16 and F-35 fighter planes will vote on Thursday on whether to accept a tentative deal reached by a key union and management late Saturday, the union said.