{"id":33780,"date":"2018-05-22T16:26:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/22\/workers-at-rocket-maker-ula-resolve-bitter-contract-dispute\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:47:20","slug":"workers-at-rocket-maker-ula-resolve-bitter-contract-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2018\/05\/22\/workers-at-rocket-maker-ula-resolve-bitter-contract-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers at rocket-maker ULA resolve bitter contract dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 On strike since May 7, members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union are returning to work May 22 after accepting a new four-year contract offer from United Launch Alliance over the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nearly 600 workers are spread between ULA\u2019s rocket-manufacturing center in Decatur, Alabama, and its two launch facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The union rejected the original contract offer because of concerns about extended travel stints for work and subcontracting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/spacenews.com\/striking-ula-workers-to-vote-on-new-contract\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">new contract<\/a> guarantees workers are exempt from traveling for two weeks after returning from a previous work trip, addressing concerns that employees do not get to spend enough time at home with their families. Additionally, the general annual wage increased from 2 percent over three years to 3 percent over four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also included language guaranteeing subcontractors and salaried employees would only be used in the event of the \u201cunforeseen absence\u201d of union workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are pleased that the IAM-represented employees have ratified this agreement that is so critical to continuing ULA\u2019s success,\u201d said Tory Bruno, ULA president and CEO. \u201cWe believe this contract will help secure our place as the go-to provider for launching people and one-of-a-kind payloads into space well into the future. \u201c<br><\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/c2-comms\/satellites\/2018\/02\/07\/heres-what-the-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-means-for-the-satellite-industry\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FH_Launch-cropped.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s what the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch means for the satellite industry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Elon Musk&#039;s red roadster is in orbit, but what does the Falcon Heavy launch mean for the Defense community and the satellite launch industry?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ULA is experiencing increasing competition in the space launch industry, as company\u2019s like SpaceX are producing reusable rockets that decrease cost. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/2018\/01\/26\/what-would-a-falcon-heavy-launch-mean-for-the-air-force\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy<\/a> rocket can deliver payloads twice as heavy as ULA\u2019s Delta IV rocket at approximately a third of the cost.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ULA\u2019s next Delta IV Heavy launch, which will carry NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/goddard\/parker-solar-probe-humanity-s-first-visit-to-a-star\">Parker Solar Probe<\/a>, is scheduled for July 31. For the past two weeks the company followed its strike contingency plan and says it is on track for the launch. The probe will fly seven times closer to the sun than any other spacecraft. It will study how energy and heat move through the solar corona and explore what accelerates solar wind.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ULA and the union have been negotiating contract renewal since mid-April. 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