...Machinists ratify contract extension at Boeing
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the entire membership would receive a
bonus of 2 or 4 percent of annual gross
pay if productivity, quality and safety
benchmarks are met;
• A $5,000 signing bonus which
Boeing assured would be paid Dec. 15;
• New health insurance cost-sharing
provisions starting Jan. 1, 2013, which
will require workers to pay a fixed dol-
lar amount of the premium [the
monthly amount ranges from $20 to
$135] depending on health plan and
family size, and the amount goes up 10
percent each year for the life of the
contract.
• Improved dental and vision bene-
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fits;
• A new “wellness” program, start-
ing Jan. 1, 2013, in which workers fill
out an online questionnaire — or else
pay an additional $20 to $40 a month
toward the health insurance premium
[a joint union-management committee
will determine what questions are ac-
ceptable];
• Continuation of traditional “de-
fined benefit” pension plan for all
members, including new hires, [the
promised monthly pension benefit will
increase by $2 each year of the con-
tract, such that in 2016, the pension
will guarantee a monthly retirement
benefit of $91 per year of service]; and
• Continuation of retiree medical
coverage.
The negotiations took place at the
Machinists District Lodge 751 union
hall in Seattle. Taking part on the IAM
side were General Vice President Rich
Michalski; Aerospace Coordinator
Mark Blondin; District Lodge 751
(Puget Sound) President Tom Wrob-
lewski; Petroff for District W24; and
District Lodge 70 (Wichita) President
Steve Rooney. The negotiations were
conducted in strict confidence to avoid
media and political interference from
the outside, a statement from the IAM
bargaining team explained.
Boeing reported $1.1 billion in
profit for the most recent quarter, and
has a $332 billion backlog in orders.
The company is currently hiring for
union-represented positions in Port-
land and other locations, and expects
to continue to add employees in 2012.
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