For IAM and SPEEA
2008 negotiations, Boeing Executive Manager, Doug Kight, Explains The Boeing create a more transparent and collaborative process for a successful outcome and concentrated five elements:

Company and union leaders have been meeting for so many months on a variety of issues. The Boeing Company have established Subcommittees on both sides and have been meeting regularly for everyone's best interest to share information and points of view. These talks include meetings at many levels, including quarterly meetings with Scott Carson, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the one of openness, honesty and transparency. Boeing is committed to listening.,. started with the IAM to open formal negotiations about six weeks earlier than in 2005 and diligently provided information. The Boeing Company wants to be very focused and avoid having too many issues on the table. That can lead to confusion and misunderstandings. Our goal is an offer that is clear to all. The Best part is the reward employees and provide a more stable work,safe environment. The Boeing Company Aligns the enterprise: With One Boeing Company approach the Leaders at Boeing Commercial Airlines, Integrated Defense Systems, Shared Services Group, and Engineering, Operations & Technology are working to avoid disconnects on any issue, The Boeing Company has the best communication systems to the Union and SPEEA Leaders, and the World greatest employees via internal / external company web, media, and representatives: in order to review their personalized Pay and Benefits Profile (available through TotalAccess for internal also external website ) to learn the value of their compensation and benefits. In addition, managers have been communicating the employees understand their role in meeting overall productivity levels Boeing.

The Steering Team updated Negotiations Web site for new fact sheet on retirement.

Many are expressing that The Boeing Company has been working very hard. Of course, the benefits bit for other companies especially the KC-X tanker contract is still in work and waiting to announce the contract by Air Force which is sustained the Boeing Company protest of the Department of the Air Force's decision KC-X aerial refueling tankers in June 19th, 2008. Air Force is going to reevaluate the contract for KC-X. KC-X aerial refueling tanker to be announced by the end of this year, the tax payers want to hear soon to choose the world the first choice refueling tankers: Boeing KC-767 Tanker and the Boeing is proud to have the best employees and the best suppliers around the world.

In the mean time, many are expecting and hope to vote "Yes" for a new negotiation IAM / SPEEA 2008.

The follwing is The 2008 Union Negotiations Process:

The current three-year IAM labor contract expires Sept. 3, 2008.

The current three-year year SPEEA labor contracts expire Dec. 1, 2008.

Labor negotiations are governed by federal and state labor law, and require Boeing and the unions to bargain in good faith concerning wages, benefits and the terms and conditions of employment. "Good faith" is defined as a sincere intent to reach agreement.

The Boeing negotiating committee members represent the company in all contract negotiation discussions. They include Human Resources representatives, subject matter experts and management.

Leading up to and during the negotiations, all managers and other Boeing leaders may share information with employees on company positions and perspectives on contract-related topics.

When formal negotiations begin, the company and union begin discussing proposals, although informal discussions around concepts (without details) can occur much earlier.

Before the current contracts expire, Boeing will present IAM and SPEEA with its best and final offers, then communicate the offers to employees.

IAM and SPEEA determine the voting schedule and method (in-person, by-mail, and so forth).

If ratified, the IAM contract likely will take effect on Sept. 4; the SPEEA contract on Dec. 2.

The 2008 Pay & Benefits Profile for eligible U.S.-based employees updats are available on TotalAccess. The profile is designed to help Boeing employees understand the total value of their pay and benefits package and answer questions about their health and financial well-being.

The following process will get to see the Boeing Employees online Pay & Benefits Profile via TotalAccess:

To get there: From work:
Log on to the MyBoeing employee portal at
https://my.boeing.com

From home: Log on to MyBoeing Express at:
www.boeing.com/express Click TotalAccess
Click My Pay & Incentives
Click the link in Pay & Benefits Profile (top of center column).

By clicking the Pay & Benefits Profile link, employees can review and take a closer look at all the interactive financial planning tools and comprehensive information located in their Profile.

Reported by Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, August 14, 2008. rv August 19th, 2008

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