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September 5, 2008

How long will Boeing Machinists' strike last? Poll

Machinists strike is on at Boeing

Posted at 3:30 pm by Michelle Dunlop

The Machinists just posted a message saying the strike is on.

We posted a brief story. Check back for updates.

UPDATE

Boeing and the union called off talks despite having at least 8 hours remaining before the extended contract would expire.

The union's Tom Wroblewski said Boeing failed to meet the members' demands.

Machinists will strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

We want to hear what readers think of the strike. Post your comments below or send me an e-mail. Please let me know if you want the contents of your email shared with readers.

Also, be sure to take our new online poll about the length of the Machinists' strike.

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Boeing vs IAM
Not including Labor Day Holiday in the last year of the contract.

Boeing does not want to extend the contract to cover the Labor Day Holiday but in their St Louis Contract they extended our contract to cover
Memorial Day Monday 31 May 2010

plus we have Martin Luther King, Jr. Day every year.

IAM 751 just wants Boeing to be fair!

ARTICLE II - PERIOD OF AGREEMENT
23 Section 1
24 This Agreement shall become effective on 21 May 2007 and shall
25 remain in force through 13 June 2010 . This Agreement shall remain
26 in force from year to year thereafter, unless either party shall notify
27 the other, in writing by registered mail, not more than seventy (70)
28 calendar days nor less than sixty (60) days prior to 13 June of the
29 year in which contract termination is desired. Unless terminated, this
30 Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from year to year
31 thereafter.

2009 – 2010
Memorial Day Monday 25 May 2009
Independence Day Friday 03 July 2009
Labor Day Monday 07 September 2009
Thanksgiving Day Thursday 26 November 2009
Day After Thanksgiving Day Friday 27 November 2009
Christmas Shutdown Thursday 24 December 2009
Christmas Shutdown Friday 25 December 2009
Christmas Shutdown Monday 28 December 2009
Christmas Shutdown Tuesday 29 December 2009
Christmas Shutdown Wednesday 30 December 2009
Christmas Shutdown Thursday 31 December 2009
New Year’s Day Friday 01 January 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday 18 January 2010
Memorial Day Monday 31 May 2010
thomas kempland | Sep 6, 2008 2:25 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal

strike
As an US Navy Veteran well trained by Uncle Sam + College educated under the GI Bill over 35 years working with military aircraft, going thru constant training just like very many IAM members with similar backgrounds. We are not a bunch of greedy union slackers but very good at what we do. This is why they pay us what they do and to keep the highly trained work force they will have to agree to some understanding with the IAM. So "ceeparks" & others who just know the here-say & media sound-bites and have no hands on info you are talking out your a**. Juat ask the lower non-union Boeing workers....they know what the union gets helps their cause. And as far as outsiders comming in to do scab work....they can not even come near the standards of a well trained IAM member!
thomas kempland | Sep 6, 2008 2:24 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal

COLA
Now the 40 cent COLA: in past contracts the last COLA amount was folded in the next contract. But Boeing does not want to fold in the 40 cents a hour because in past years it was only 10-12 cents. Here is the ST Louis Contract:

Section 8
16 A. Affected Employee:
17 Affected Employee, as used in this wage section, during the initial
18 year of the contract means an employee in the Bargaining Unit
19 and in Active Service (i.e., not on layoff or on leave of absence) on
20 21 May 2007 and has not terminated employment nor retired prior
21 to the date agreement is reached. In all subsequent years of the
22 contract, Affected Employee, as used in this wage section, means
23 an employee in the Bargaining Unit and in Active Service on the
24 effective date and the day prior to an effective date of a change.
25 Employees who are on leave of absence on an effective date will
26 have wage changes applied if and when they return to work.
27 B. Cost of Living Fold-In:
28 Each employee’s COLA in effect on May 20, 2007, plus an
29 additional $0.14/hr COLA Traveler will be folded into (made part
30 of) each affected employee’s pure base rate on May 25, 2007 after
31 the application of a 4% GWI on May 25, 2007.
32
33 C. First Year Wage Structure Adjustments:
34 Rate range maximums will be increased by the $0.80 COLA plus
35 the $0.14 COLA Traveler amount in effect on 20 May 2007, as set
36 forth in Schedule “A” and a 4% GWI effective May 25, 2007.
thomas kempland | Sep 6, 2008 2:24 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal

contract at boeing
We have job Security from Boeing in our St Louis Contract!
So there is Employment Security! The IAM 751 is just trying to get what they have at other Boeing Sites!

So again all who are on the outside of this strike please do your homework before you comment!

Supplemental Understanding #28
2 AGREEMENT
3 Employment Security
4 All employees covered by the IAM collective bargaining agreement
5 on the active payroll as of May 23, 2004, at the St. Louis facility
6 (including those on an authorized leave) will be provided employment
7 during the duration of the contract unless they voluntarily quit, retire
8 or are dismissed for cause. Such employment security is conditioned
9 on the nonoccurrence of catastrophic changes in the operating
10 environment of the Company, including natural disasters, cancellation
11 of a major contract or contracts, work stoppages, offsets or
12 reductions in present production quantities (detailed below) or
13 reschedules.
14 • F/A-18 E/F program at 42 aircraft per year
15 • C-17 program at 15 aircraft per year
16 • T45 program at 8 aircraft per year
17 • F-15 program at 12 per year
18 • Missile programs at current work levels
19 • Advance Systems and other miscellaneous activity at
20 current work levels.
21 Prior to any layoff, the Vice President Production Operations will meet
22 and confer with the President/Directing Business Representative of
23 the Union to discuss the implications of the catastrophic event.

Supplemental Understanding #12
2 EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
3 The union and company agree that bargaining unit employees in the
4 Support Labor Grade will not be laid off during the term of this
5 agreement. Such employment security is conditional upon non6
occurrence of catastrophic changes in the operating environment of
7 the company including natural disasters, cancellation of a major
8 contract or contracts, work stoppages, offsets or reductions in present
9 production quantities or reschedules.
thomas kempland | Sep 6, 2008 2:22 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal

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