Board of Inquiry appointed by the P residen t M em bers: David L Cole of P aterson, N J , law yer and form er d irector of the F ederal
3 A ll of the parties, except the Lockheed Aircraft Corp , agreed to undertake collective bargaining with respect to all issues Lockheed maintained its fixed position on the union shop issue.
4 Contract provided a 5 - to 8-cen t wage increase, retroactive to July 23, 1962, 6 to 8 cents effective July 22, 1963, and 6 to 9 cents effective July 20, 1964; additional 3 - to 16-cent adjustment (inequity and classification) affecting substantial numbers of employees; total current 7-cent cost-of-living allowance (including 1-cent adjustments effective July 1962, October 1962, and January 1963 under extension of previous agreement) incorporated into base rates and escalation clause continued; 8th paid holiday— day after Thanksgiving beginning 1962; double time (was straight time) plus holiday pay for holiday work; 3 weeks' vacation after 10 years (was 12) and 4th week after 25 years; $30-day hospital (was $23) and $825 maximum surgical benefit (was $500)— company paid for employees and company assumes $2 week of cost of dependent insurance premium retroactive to November 26, 1962, with coverage extended to age 23 for full-tim e students; $75 lump-sum extended layoff benefit for each year's service to 15 (was $50 for each year up to 10); life insurance made available at group rates to employees between ages 65 and 68, or until retired; pay for unused sick leave increased to include shift premium, cost-of-living allowance, and odd workweek bonuses.
Z3. A e ro s p a c e In d u s try D isp u te , 196Z—63 1----B oein g C o. v. In te rn a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n of M a c h in ists (A F L —CIO)
Ju ly 16, 196Z N e g o tia tio n s to re p la c e a c o n tra c t e x p irin g on S e p te m b e r 15, 196Z, b eg a n in W ic h ita , K an s. T he u nion p ro p o se d a 3 -p e rc e n t w ag e in c r e a s e w ith an e s c a la to r c la u s e , im p ro v e d h e a lth and w e lfa re and p e n sio n p ro g r a m s , an d a u n io n shop o r a g e n c y sho p c la u s e . 2 N eg o tia tio n s s u b se q u e n tly m o v ed to S e a ttle , W ash . , w h e re co m p an y w id e b a rg a in in g w as co n d u cted .
A u g u st 8 T he c o m p an y , in its c o u n te rp ro p o s a ls w h ich th e u n io n re je c te d , o ffe re d a 1 5- to Z 6 -c e n t-a n -h o u r w ag e in c r e a s e o v e r a 3 -y e a r p e rio d , and in c r e a s e s in in s u ra n c e and b a s ic m o n th ly p e n sio n b e n e fits , b ut re je c te d th e u n io n re q u e s t fo r a u n io n o r ag e n c y sh o p .
2 3 . A e r o s p a c e I n d u s t r y D i s p u t e , 1 9 6 2 —6 3 1— B o e i n g C o . v . I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f M a c h i n i s t s ( A F L —CIO)— C o n t i n u e d
A u g u st 25
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S e a ttle M a c h in ists v o ted a u th o riz a tio n fo r a s tr ik e , as th e ir c o u n te r p a rts in V a n d e n b e rg , C a lif., C ap e C a n a v e ra l, F la ., and W ic h ita , K a n s., h ad don e e a r l ie r in th e m o n th . N o s tr ik e d a te w as s e t, p en ding v ote on th e c o m p a n y 's fin a l o ffe r.A u g u st 27 N e g o tia tio n s re m a in e d d e a d lo c k e d on th e m a jo r is s u e s , an d th e u n io n n o tifie d th e F e d e r a l M e d ia tio n an d C o n c ilia tio n S e rv ic e th a t a s e rio u s d isp u te e x is te d .
A u g u st 28 S e p te m b e r 4 ..
F e d e r a l M e d ia to r A lb in P e te r s o n m e t w ith m e m b e rs of th e u n io n b a rg a in in g c o m m itte e an d s c h e d u le d a m e e tin g w ith co m p an y n e g o tia to r s fo r A u g u st 29.
F e d e r a l m e d ia to rs m e t w ith co m p an y an d u nion re p r e s e n ta tiv e s in S e a ttle . A re v ie w of th e is s u e s d id n o t in d ic a te an y m a te r ia l ch a n g e in th e re s p e c tiv e p o s itio n s of th e p a r t ie s . M e d ia tio n e ffo rts c o n tin u e d in s e p a ra te an d jo in t m e e tin g s th ro u g h S e p te m b e r 10.
S e p te m b e r 13__________ P r e s id e n t K en n ed y a p p o in te d a th r e e - m a n fa c tfin d in g b o a rd to s u p p le m e n t th e e ffo rts of th e F M C S . B o a rd m e m b e r s w e re : S au l W a lle n , B o sto n , c h a irm a n ; L ew is M . G ill, P h ila d e lp h ia , an d P a tr ic k J . F is h e r , In d ia n a p o lis , a ll e x p e rie n c e d a r b i t r a t o r s . T he b o a rd w as re q u e s te d to r e p o r t to th e P r e s id e n t by O c to b e r 15. B oth th e co m p an y an d th e u n io n a g re e d to c o n tin u e w o rk u n d e r th e p r e s e n t c o n tra c t u n til N o v e m b e r 15.
S e p te m b e r 17__________ T he b o a rd m e t w ith th e p a r tie s in S e a ttle , W ash . , an d fo r 4 d ay s re c e iv e d o r a l an d w ritte n s ta te m e n ts of th e ir re s p e c tiv e p o s itio n s . O nly a lim ite d n u m b e r of k ey is s u e s w e re c o n s id e re d in d e ta il— u n io n s e c u rity , w a g e s , p e rfo rm a n c e a n a ly s is s y s te m , m a n a g e m e n t rig h ts , s u b c o n tra c tin g , and th e c o m p a n y ’s p ro p o s a l fo r a m o d ific a tio n of th e g rie v a n c e p ro c e d u re s . T he b o a rd co n c lu d e d th a t th e u n io n s e c u rity is s u e w as th e c h ie f im p e d im e n t to a s e ttle m e n t, and d e c id e d th a t it w ou ld b e d e s ira b le to o b ta in e x p re s s io n s of o p in io n fro m B oein g e m p lo y e e s . T he p a rtie s jo in e d in a re q u e s t th a t th e b o a rd b e a llo w e d to d e fe r its r e p o r t to th e P r e s id e n t u n til N o v e m b e r 15.
S e p te m b e r 24__________ T he b o a rd n o tifie d th e p a r tie s th a t h e a rin g s w ould be re s u m e d in W a sh in g to n , D. C. , b eg in n in g O c to b e r 1.
O c to b e r 4 ______________ T he b o a rd r e c e s s e d th e h e a rin g s in W a sh in g to n . T he p a rtie s a g re e d to r e tu r n to S e a ttle an d m e e t w ith F e d e r a l m e d ia to rs to re s u m e e ffo rts to re s o lv e th e is s u e s n o t b ein g c o n s id e re d by th e b o a rd .
O c to b e r 1 0 _____________ B oth p a rtie s s u b m itte d a li s t of th e u n s e ttle d is s u e s to a F e d e r a l M e d ia tio n an d C o n c ilia tio n p a n e l in S e a ttle . T h re e m in o r is s u e s w e re re s o lv e d ; s e v e ra l o th e r is s u e s w e re re s o lv e d in su b se q u e n t m e e tin g s b etw e en O c to b e r 10 an d O c to b e r 28.
N o v e m b e r 6 ___________ P r e s id e n t K en n ed y a n n o u n c e d th a t th e u n io n h ad a g re e d to p o stp o n e s tr ik e a c tio n u n til a t le a s t J a n u a ry 15, 1963, to p e rm it a p o ll on th e u nion sho p is s u e . T he p o ll, w hich w ou ld n o t b in d th e co m p an y to g ra n t th e u n io n sho p n o r r e q u ir e th e u n io n to re lin q u is h its d em an d fo r o ne, w as sc h e d u le d to b eg in on D e c e m b e r 4. T he b o a rd w as allo w e d to d e fe r its r e p o r t to th e P r e s id e n t u n til J a n u a ry 5, 1963.
N o v e m b e r D e c e m b e r D e c e m b e r D e c e m b e r J a n u a ry 2, J a n u a ry 10 J a n u a ry 15 J a n u a ry 19 J a n u a ry 22 J a n u a ry 23 2 3 . A e r o s p a c e I n d u s t r y D i s p u t e , 1 9 6 2 —6 3 1— B o e i n g C o . v . I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f M a c h i n i s t s ( A F L —CIO)— C o n t i n u e d
11, 1962 ___ A ll re m a in in g u n s e ttle d is s u e s w e re re v ie w e d in d ire c t n e g o tia tio n s
w ith F e d e r a l m e d ia to rs . A co m p an y s p o k e sm a n in d ic a te d th a t in view of th e fo rth c o m in g p o ll of e m p lo y e e s, an d u n til re c o m m e n d a tio n s on o th e r is s u e s b e fo re th e b o a rd w e re know n, no fu rth e r p r o g r e s s co u ld be m a d e a t th a t tim e . 11___________ 2 8 __________ 1 9 6 3 _______
T he N a tio n a l L a b o r R e la tio n s B o a rd a n n o u n c e d th a t in th e n on bind in g p o ll B oein g e m p lo y e e s fa v o re d a u n io n sh o p by n e a rly 3 to 1. T h e b o a rd m e t w ith th e p a r tie s in S an F ra n c is c o . M e e tin g s c o n tin u e d th ro u g h D e c e m b e r 20.
T h e b o a rd re c o n v e n e d m e e tin g s w ith th e p a r tie s in W ash in g to n , D. C . D e s p ite th e b o a rd ’s p ro p o s a l fo r so lv in g th e u n io n sh o p is s u e , n e g o tia tio n s re m a in e d d e a d lo c k e d . T he b o a rd te rm in a te d m e d ia tio n e ffo rts an d b eg an w o rk in g on its r e p o r t to th e P r e s id e n t.
T he b o a rd r e p o rte d to th e P r e s id e n t th a t its e ffo rts to h ea d off a