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Machinists to Vote on Deal to Land Boeing’s 737 MAX
Dépèche transmise le 30 novembre 2011 par Business Wire
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Machinists Union members will vote next week on a four-year contract extension that includes a commitment by the Boeing Co. to build its 737 MAX passenger jet in Washington state. Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said the tentative agreement also would ensure continuation of wide-body aircraft work in Puget Sound.
“Hopefully it also signals the start of a new relationship that can both meet our members’ expectations for good jobs, while giving Boeing the stability and productivity it needs to succeed.”
In addition to the job security language, terms of the four-year proposal include:
- Annual wage increases of 2 percent, plus cost-of-living adjustments;
- An incentive program intended to pay bonuses between 2 and 4 percent;
- A ratification bonus of $5,000 for each member;
- Increases to the formula for calculating pensions in each year of the pact; and
- Guarantees that new hires would continue to receive traditional pensions.
IAM District Lodge 751 President Tom Wroblewski called it an “extraordinary proposal.”
The proposed contract extension would “secure thousands of jobs while raising Machinists’ pay and pensions,” he said. “Hopefully it also signals the start of a new relationship that can both meet our members’ expectations for good jobs, while giving Boeing the stability and productivity it needs to succeed.”
In addition to the prospect of reliable and uninterrupted aircraft production through September 2016, the agreement provides Boeing with savings in health care costs, partly by encouraging union members to enroll in wellness programs and partly by increasing the share they pay toward their health benefits.
As a further step, the IAM and Boeing agreed to establish standing committees of top-level union representatives and company officials with the ability to quickly address conflicts and opportunities.
“These committees are designed to provide the means and opportunity to resolve issues that have led to work stoppages in the past,” said IAM International Vice President Rich Michalski, who helped guide the talks. “It was open and honest dialog that led to this tentative agreement with Boeing and I believe that approach and these committees can guide the new relationship going forward.”
The agreement still must be ratified by IAM members working for Boeing in Washington state, Oregon and Kansas. The votes are scheduled for Dec. 7.
Additional information and a summary of the contract proposal is available at www.IAM751.org/Boeing.
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