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%[…]

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?[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Earn an associate degree completely online – for FREE. With the IAMAW Free College Benefit, you and your family members can earn an associate degree online from a public, accredited community college – with no out-of-pocket costs to you. This can save you thousands of dollars. IAM’s new Free College Benefit affirms our commitment to Read more about IAM’s FREE COLLEGE BENEFIT[…]

The spring meeting of the Arkansas State Council of Machinists was held Saturday and Sunday, April 7-8, at the Hampton Inn in West Little Rock. The Local Lodge sent it’s allotted 4 delegates to the council meeting.  In attendance for our Local were Dan Peterson, Layne Johnston, Sharon Smith and Dave Treybal. The delegates heard Read more about Lodge Delegates Attend ASCM Meeting[…]

April 4th marked 50 years since the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis where he was standing shoulder to shoulder on the picket line with AFSCME-represented sanitation workers who were seeking respect, economic fairness, justice and safe working conditions.  In the days before his April 4, 1968 death, King marched with Read more about Lodge sends Members to join Machinists at MLK March[…]