According to the The Boeing and AP, June 10, 2010.  Boeing Co. BOEING / United Aerospace Workers Local UAW 148 Contract workers who assemble C-17 planes in Long Beach, Calif.,  UAW local 148 represeting the Boeing Company Employees, Long Beach, California and they are returned to work last Thursday after a month long strike that shut down production of the jumbo cargo jets in a stalemate over benefits. Members of United Aerospace Workers Local 148 voted 823 to 544 Wednesday in favor of the new 58-month contract.  

With  the 823 to 544 Wednesday in favor of the new 58-month contract, the union will immediately end the strike and employees will return to work as early as Thursday, June 10 and no later than Monday, June 14. The Boeing Negotiations Team extends their thanks for the support throughout these negotiations. The stage is now set for the teams to re-focus on building the world’s most capable airlifter, the C-17 Globemaster III.

Click to see the Offer for settlement Group Benefits proposal summary for the The Boeing Company Employees Represented by UAW 148.

UAW Local 148 union representing more than 1,700 employees for Boeing Co, C-17 Globemaster III. The C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991, and the first production model was delivered to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., June 14, 1993. The first squadron of C-17s, the 17th Airlift Squadron, was declared operationally ready Jan. 17, 1995. The Air Force originally programmed to buy a total of 120 C-17s, with the last one being delivered in November 2004. Current budget plans involve purchasing 205 aircraft. 

The original 120 C-17s were based at Charleston AFB; McChord AFB, Wash., (first aircraft arrived in July 1999); Altus AFB, Okla.; and at an Air National Guard unit in Jackson, Miss. In August 2005, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., began basing the first of eight aircraft. In February 2006, Hickam AFB, Hawaii, received its first C-17.

The C-17 is operated by the Air Mobility Command at the 60th Airlift Wing and the 349th Air Mobility Wing (Associate Reserve) at Travis AFB, Calif.; 436th AW and 512th AW (Associate Reserve) at Dover AFB, Del.; 62nd AW and 446th AW (Associate Reserve) at McChord AFB, Wash.; 437th Airlift Wing and 315th AW (Associate Reserve) at Charleston AFB, S.C.;  the 305th AMW, McGuire AFB, N.J.;  and the 172nd AW, Mississippi ANG. Additionally, Air Force Materiel Command operates two C-17s at Edwards AFB, Calif., and Pacific Air Forces operates eight aircraft each at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska and Hickam AFB, Hawaii (Associate Guard). The Air Force Reserve Command operates eight aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif; and Air Education and Training Command has 12 aircraft at Altus AFB, Okla.

C-17 Mission  is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. The inherent flexibility and performance of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States.

 

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Boeing update for UAW 148

Offer for settlement Group Benefits proposal summary for the The Boeing Company
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catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, June 14, 2010