OUR CONTRACTS
Select a company below to access contracts and seniority lists for that company.
LOCKHEED MARTIN
Flight Crew Instructors (ATS)
CBT Specialists
Librarians (JMATS)
CSAs
DELAWARE RESOURCE GROUP
Simulator Technicians (JMATS)
Training Coordinators (ATS)
Librarians (ATS)
about us
Below you can see a breakdown of the percentage of represented employees of the bargaining unit in each company.
This Local Union represents over 170 members that are employed by Lockheed Martin, Delaware Resource Group, CymSTAR Services and CAE at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas. As a team, we educate over 2000 students annually from not just the United States but from nations around the globe. Our members develop, create, maintain and distribute C-130 aircrew and maintenance courseware and provide superior aircrew instruction and refresher training to Air Force and Marine students. We also maintain the simulators utilized during training. Our support people keep behind the scenes tasks and functions flowing seamlessly. We are the flagship in training facilities for ATS contracts.
This website includes information and current news about and concerning IAMAW (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local Lodge 463 and Brothers and Sisters that make up the Lodge. Links are provided to the IAMAW Grand Lodge web page and to other labor organizations from this site. We welcome your comments and suggestions, and you may contact the web master or any officer to make corrections or to request information to be displayed on this site. Every effort is made to keep this site updated with current and timely information that affects our membership.
Instructors, CBT Specialists, CSAs
ATS Simulator Technicians
JMATS Simulator Technicians, ATS Training Coordinators & Librarians
JMATS Training Coordinators
EXECUTIVE BOARD
HARRY BROWN
iamaw463pres@gmail.com
ROB BRAY
iamaw463vp@gmail.com
SHARON SMITH
iamaw463sec@gmail.com
TERRY WILLIAMSON
iamaw463treas@gmail.com
STANDING COMMITTEES
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LATEST NEWS
Op-Ed from Pilot Instructor: Bridge Negotiations
From time to time, upon request and approval from Local Lodge Leadership/E-Board, certain member-written pieces/opinions/editorials may be be published to the website. When articles such as these are published, a comments section will be included at the conclusion of the piece for readers to provide their feedback during a defined “comment period”. The following letter Read more about Op-Ed from Pilot Instructor: Bridge Negotiations[…]
CAE Releases 2019 Union Benefits Guide & Costs
CAE recently provided Local Lodge 463 with it’s 2019 Union Benefits Guide and costs for union employees. As a vast majority of our Union Brothers and Sisters in this local will become a part of the CAE represented team, this information will be posted here for existing and “soon to be” CAE employees to review. Read more about CAE Releases 2019 Union Benefits Guide & Costs[…]
J-Model Mechanics Join Local Lodge – Increasing Represented Positions by nearly 70%
The number of represented positions in Local Lodge just increased by roughly two thirds! On Tuesday, October 16, employees of VSE Corporation, who perform maintenance and repair on the C-130J fleet, voted in sanctioned Department of Labor vote to UNIONIZE, and after an overwhelmingly “in favor” result, became part of Local Lodge 463. Approximately 130 Read more about J-Model Mechanics Join Local Lodge – Increasing Represented Positions by nearly 70%[…]
2018 Arkansas Ballot Issues – What Do They Mean?
Tuesday, November 6 is ELECTION DAY, in Arkansas and across the Nation. This election day Arkansans will be choosing their Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, as well as several judiciary positions for appellate, local and supreme courts. Depending on the State District and US Congressional District an Arkansas citizen lives in, he/she Read more about 2018 Arkansas Ballot Issues – What Do They Mean?[…]
CAE Wins C-130H ATS Contract
Although Local Lodge members have known this information for a few weeks now, CAE officially announced via press release on their website (www.cae.com) that the company has won the ATS contract. Below is the press release: CAE USA awarded $200 million U.S. Air Force C-130H Aircrew Training System contract CAE today announced that CAE USA Read more about CAE Wins C-130H ATS Contract[…]
Lodge President Attends IAM Aerospace Conference
The 2018 IAM Aerospace Conference was held last week in Fort Worth, TX with nearly 300 delegates in attendance. Local Lodge President Harry Brown represented our Local Lodge at the event. International President Bob Martinez hosted the conference, which included a tour of the Lockheed Martin F35 production facility in Fort Worth. The conference focused Read more about Lodge President Attends IAM Aerospace Conference[…]
W2 District Council Meeting to be Held in Tunica
IAMAW District W2 Council Call Notification has been sent to the District’s Local Lodges that the Second Council Meeting of Woodworkers District Lodge W-2 of the IAMAW will be held in Tunica, Mississippi on Friday, October 26th, 2018. The Council will convene at 10:00am on Friday, October 26th, at the Gold Strike Casino Resort, 1010 Read more about W2 District Council Meeting to be Held in Tunica[…]
Date & Location Announced for 2018 Union Christmas Party
Save the Date! This year’s IAM Local Lodge 463 Christmas party will be held Saturday, December 1st, the Downtown Marriott Hotel (formerly the Peabody of Little Rock). Party time will be from 6:00pm – 10:00pm, with the same format as previous Christmas parties – the first hour being a “social hour” and food service beginning Read more about Date & Location Announced for 2018 Union Christmas Party[…]
Local Lodge Scholarship Awarded
Normal business was suspended during the June 2018 Local Lodge meeting, in order to make a special presentation. Chloe Wood, daughter of Brother Bruce Wood, was presented with the 2018 Robert V. Jurasek/Bobby G. Jones Memorial Scholarship. This $1500 scholarship is awarded each year to a graduating high school senior that is the child or Read more about Local Lodge Scholarship Awarded[…]
IAM’s FREE COLLEGE BENEFIT
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