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'Something is going wrong on the assembly lines' of US defense manufacturers: report

Strikes by 7,000 defense workers including Pratt & Whitney staff have caused shortages in missiles and ships amid prioritization of shareholder payouts over employee pay.

Summary by Alternet
On May 1, roughly 4000 employees of defense manufacturers — including Lockheed Martin — went on strike. And in another strike, around 3000 employees of Pratt & Whitney (which manufactures essential components of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet) walked off the job in Hartford, Connecticut.In an article published by Politico on October 27, reporter Christopher Leonard warns that dissatisfaction among employees of defense manufacturers is proble…

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Alternet broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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