Ratification Vote
YES votes 589
NO votes 191
UAW Local 1069 – Boeing Tentative Agreement Highlight Summary
If ratified on or before October 16, 2022
Long-Term Gains
- 4 ½ Year Duration: GWI / Lump Sum for Duration of Agreement
Wages:
Year 2022: 4% GWI and a one-time inflationary adjustment of $1.00 per hour to base rate, resulting in a 6% average increase in base rate for Year 1.
Year 2023: 5% Lump Sum
Year 2024: 4% GWI
Year 2025: 4% Lump Sum
Year 2026: 3% GWI
- Ratification Money: – Cash Lump Sum $7,000.00 in addition to 25 Shares of Boeing Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) with a 3-year vesting period currently valued at $3,300.00. (The Lump Sum Money along with the 25 Shares of Stock is for all active employees and any employee on Leave of Absence (LOA).
- Healthcare: “Locked-in” for the life of agreement. Advantage+ continues with no paycheck contributions and preserving the company yearly contributions. Modest increase in cost share for Traditional Medical Plan and HMO from 12% to 14% beginning January 1, 2024 (year 2023 locked in at 12%). Maintain current Life and AD&D, short-term disability, long-term disability, and remaining medical benefit plans for the life of agreement.
- Retirement: Maintain existing Boeing 401(K) (VIP) plan, which features a 4% automatic company contribution each year and a company match of 75% on the first 8% of pay for the duration (4 ½ years) of this agreement. New Feature: Starting January 1, 2023, employees can take their pension (at retirement) in a lump sum that can be rolled into a retirement account.
- Elimination of Table 2 Wage Structure: Eliminate Table 2 (Single Rate) pay structure, allowing every employee a path to reach the same max rate.
Addition Features
- New Maximum Pay Rate and Continued Progression to Max Rate for all UAW Labor Pool Employees: The Company will hire and utilize UAW represented employees exclusively going forward to perform such work. The UAW Local 1069 Labor Pool classification will get an increase of $1.00 per hr. added to max rate ($26.00). Any Labor Pool employee not at max rate will continue to progress to this rate. Labor Pool employees still can “bid” for other UAW Local 1069 jobs at any time.
- Voluntary Layoff Benefits Program (VLO): Increased from 1 week of pay for every 2 years of service (max 13 weeks) to 1 week of pay for each year of service (max 26 weeks).
- Safety Devices: Increased yearly supplement for safety shoes from $100 to $150.
- Increase in “Minimum” starting pay rates: Minimum starting pay rates will now be our previous “Table 2” (Single Rate) rates of pay in all labor grades.
- Lead Rate Increase: Lead rates increased to $1.50 per hour.
- Additional Sick Day: Added 1 additional sick day to yearly accrual.
- Recall from Layoff/Move Status: Improved language to accrue money progression, with step increases when recalled back to surplused classifications.
Defeated Company Proposals
- Alternative Work Schedule: No 24/7 work schedule that would eliminate overtime and no non-traditional workday/time schedule. This language was proposed to operate the factory on a 7-day, round-the-clock work schedule to eliminate premium pay.
- Program Seniority: Maintained Plant-Wide seniority for ALL UAW employees regardless of work assignments. The Company proposed to change the seniority status of all UAW employees to reflect program specific.
- Elimination of “Special Company Retirement Contribution” (SCRS) Plan: The Boeing Company proposed to eliminate their additional 401(K) (Voluntary Investment Plan, VIP) contributions after 2-years during this agreement. We maintained the continuation of this special contribution for the life of the agreement.
- Labor Pool Sub-Contractors: The Boeing Company proposed to continue the use of outsourcing our janitorial work. We were able to eliminate all janitor sub-contractors and will replace these employees with UAW Local 1069 employees solely.
Additional Contract Language Enhancements
- Improved Grievance procedure
- Added the option to use the Federal Mediation process to our Grievance Procedure
- Improved loan language
- Improvement to “Loss of Seniority” Language (recall rights)
- Improved “Overtime Distribution” language
No Give Backs / No Concessions
Scroll Through the Full Redlined Contract Below:
UAW 1069 IN WORK REDLINE 2022 CBA_10-13-22October 13, 2022
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
After weeks, days, and hours of extensive, painstaking talks and hard work from your Local 1069 Bargaining Team, we have tentatively reached an agreement with The Boeing Company. This agreement is The Company’s last, best, and final offer short of your Leadership Team sanctioning a work stoppage end of day Sunday, October 16, 2022. This process was difficult and exhaustive. We feel this “tentative” agreement is reasonable and will potentially meet the needs of ALL Sisters and Brothers for the duration of this contract. Our wages, medical plans, and 401(K) plan continues to be number one in our industry.
Full details (agreement and highlight summary) will be posted on our website (uawlocal1069.org) in conjunction with The Company’s website (www.boeing.com/local1069). Our members will have full access to this entire contract which will be posted sometime this evening on both sites.
Our ratification meeting will be held this coming Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 10:00 AM @ The Clarion Hotel (former Ramada Hotel) 76 Industrial Hwy. Essington Pa, 19029. Your Bargaining Team will be on hand to answer all questions related to this agreement. Please review thoroughly the full agreement and summary prior to attending this meeting on Sunday.
You decide. The decision is yours to make. We will stand behind our membership as you have stood behind us.
We will have on hand our sign language interpreter for our UAW Local 1069 Deaf Community. Also, if possible, plan to carpool to help with parking and traffic issues.
Your Union Membership Card will be needed to attend and vote. Please assure you have these cards or obtain a card from your Stewards or at the hall.
Please continue to show your solidarity for our great local while attending this meeting on Sunday.
In Solidarity,
Michael Tolassi
President
UAW Local 1069
