IUE-CWA Members at FleetLogix Win First Contract

Members of IUE-CWA Local 81201 working at FleetLogix, Inc., a subcontractor for Avis Budget Group, ended June celebrating ratification of their first contract since forming their union in March 2024. This win comes after years of near-minimum wage pay, no paid holidays or vacation, and arbitrary management practices that left workers in limbo.

Of particular importance to the members was winning paid holidays, which was a critical driver behind the formation of their union and a sticking point over the 13 months of contract negotiations. Workers also made other gains, including a 16 percent raise, 2-3 personal paid days, and 1-3 weeks of paid vacation (both depending on seniority), and a seniority system to eliminate favoritism in shift assignments, vacation scheduling, and overtime distribution.

"To all of our CWA brothers and sisters, with this contract we now have rights. We now work and get what we deserve: holiday pay, vacation pay, paid personal days, paid bereavement, and most of all, better and fair wages. It was a result of everyone here believing this could be a better place to work and believing in us to make that happen by standing together,” said IUE-CWA Local 81201 Bargaining Committee member Linda Marino.

This win came after the company blew up negotiations over inconsequential issues and walked away from the bargaining table. FleetLogix members quickly mobilized, filed ULP charges, and voted 98 percent to authorize a strike, which quickly got the company back to the table. In another wrinkle, the company cancelled one of the final bargaining sessions. The Bargaining Committee mobilized members to march on the boss during their lunch breaks the very next day to demand a fair settlement of the contract. The company, fearing a potential strike, immediately began finalizing the tentative agreement after months of stall tactics.

"Hell of a job to every member who stepped up and stood together to win this! We went from nothing—no raises, no holidays, no vacation, no rights—to SOMETHING MAJOR!" said IUE-CWA Local 81201 Bargaining Committee member Brian Greene.

 
FleetLogix workers, members of IUE-CWA Local 81201, rallied for living wages, paid holidays, and a strong contract on July 4, 2024.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.