Las Cruces Sun-News - Employees from one of White Sands Missile Range's largest contractors threatened Monday to strike after union negotiations hit a rocky spot. A portion of the 325 employees who belong to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge No. 2515 also work at Holloman Air Force Base, outside Alamogordo. The union claimed its employer, TRAX International LLC, didn't follow through on verbal agreements about wages and cut back on health insurance benefits, according to an email from the union's business representative, Charles Jaramillo. He said negotiations reached a "critical juncture." The union and TRAX International "failed in their attempts to come to an agreement," he said. "This failed agreement has resulted in the union membership voting overwhelmingly to initiate a strike against the company," if negotiations don't improve. The Las Vegas, Nev.-based company provides a variety of operations-related services to WSMR, including in missile launch support, technical services, engineering services and laser research, according to its website. The missile range is in contact with TRAX International LLC and is keeping tabs on the negotiations, WSMR spokeswoman Monte Marlin said. The facility is "confident both parties will work to resolve the differences as soon as possible," she said. Read More News New Mexico
WSMR, Holloman: Union workers threaten strike
Las Cruces Sun-News - Employees from one of White Sands Missile Range's largest contractors threatened Monday to strike after union negotiations hit a rocky spot. A portion of the 325 employees who belong to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge No. 2515 also work at Holloman Air Force Base, outside Alamogordo. The union claimed its employer, TRAX International LLC, didn't follow through on verbal agreements about wages and cut back on health insurance benefits, according to an email from the union's business representative, Charles Jaramillo. He said negotiations reached a "critical juncture." The union and TRAX International "failed in their attempts to come to an agreement," he said. "This failed agreement has resulted in the union membership voting overwhelmingly to initiate a strike against the company," if negotiations don't improve. The Las Vegas, Nev.-based company provides a variety of operations-related services to WSMR, including in missile launch support, technical services, engineering services and laser research, according to its website. The missile range is in contact with TRAX International LLC and is keeping tabs on the negotiations, WSMR spokeswoman Monte Marlin said. The facility is "confident both parties will work to resolve the differences as soon as possible," she said. Read More News New Mexico
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