IUE-CWA Local 89119 Members Ratify New Five-Year Contract

In protracted negotiations that saw a final and best offer rejected by members and going to the brink of a strike, CWA Local 89119 members finally received an offer that they ratified this week.

CWA Local 89119 members, who provide maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy’s Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) aircraft at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, ratify a new five-year contract.

The members provide maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy's Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) aircraft at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada.

IUE-CWA staff member Eric Benjamin assisted in the bargaining. Local 89119 President Jeff Martens, who led bargaining committee, said L-3 Vertex Aerospace, the employer, was surprised by the resolve and unity of the members, especially their readiness to go on strike.

Less than a week after they announced the strike, the company came back to the bargaining table.

"The company listened to and adequately addressed the Local's remaining concerns," Martens said. "The Local membership agreed on the final adjustment and voted to ratify the agreement."