Electronic Warfare Techs Celebrate Labor Day by Joining IUE-CWA

Sep 8, 2011

Just in time for Labor Day, 35 electronic warfare technicians working at U.S. Navy and Marine Corps military bases in Arizona and California organized with IUE-CWA.

The technicians work for government contractors at the El Centro Naval Air Facility and Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in California, and the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station in Arizona. They were assisted in the organizing drive by Local 89118 in Fallon, Nev., and Local 7032 in Yuma, Ariz., which will represent the new members.

In other victories, 27 technicians at ADT in Detroit won representation this week with CWA Local 4070. The vote was 22-2. Last week in Ohio, 13 ADT technicians won representation with Local 4484 in Cleveland and Local 4400 in West Chester. A neutrality agreement that CWA District 4 negotiated with ADT paved the way for the workers' victories.