Organizing Update

Two Election Victories for IUE-CWA

15 Electronic Warfare Technicians who work for Veteran Enterprise Technology at Mirmar Marine Station in San Diego, CA and the Naval Air Station El Centro, CA have won their National Labor Relations Board election to form a union with IUE-CWA. The Service Contract Act workers are a growing segment of IUE-CWA.

David Neider, president of a newly-organized IUE-CWA unit at Northrop Grumman at Marine Station Yuma, AZ, began the campaign back in May. He met with several of the Technicians when he visited their bases on a work assignment. He talked to them about the union and his pitch to them fell on receptive ears because the workers were ready to see changes.

Issues include a lack of pay raises and having no meaningful voice in their workplaces. IUE-CWA Staff Representative Eric Benjamin guided David and a two-person worker organizing committee through the campaign process to bring home the victory. The vote was 13 to 0, with one spoiled ballot.

In addition, there's a bit more good news. Neider started and won a separate election to represent four Heavy Equipment Operators at Marine Station Yuma, AZ. The workers in this unit, employees of JANTEC, INC., won their election 3-0.