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Loggingin Time

Memories fromthe Line

Members step up todeliver wood for Everettpicket lines

A photo montage fromthe various picket linesof our strike.

751-member Linda Sisson knows the

value of Union membership. Because of

her Union, Linda received a back pay

settlement of more than $77,000. The

check was a direct result of the efforts of

Business Rep Heather Barstow and Stew-

ards Mike Cummings and Randy

Haviland. The substantial back pay in-

creased her pay rate by $9.10 per hour –

back to the rate she was making at Boeing

before getting laid-off. Just as impres-

sive as the $9.10 an hour adjustment was

the fact that she was compensated at the

higher rate all the way back to her rehire

date in October 2005.

“I am so tremendously thankful and

happy the Union was there to help cor-

rect my pay rate,” Linda noted. “The

Union came through for me with this

settlement, which provided a nice strike

fund. I remember the 1995 strike and

going without a paycheck for 69 days.

This adjustment will mean substantially

more money on every check going for-

ward. I was also able to put $14,000 into

the VIP from the settlement to help my

pension savings for the future.”

Linda originally hired into Boeing in

1987 in factory service. When she left

Boeing, she was making $17.82 an hour.

In 2005, she was rehired as a factory

service attendant for $8.72 an hour. The

wages seemed very low – especially

since she had 11 years with Boeing.

“I kept thinking the pay didn’t sound

right. I asked supervision and HR a few

times and was told the rate was correct,”

recalled Linda. “Finally, I approached

my Union Stewards (Mike Cummings

and Randy Haviland). They knew who

to contact (Business Rep Heather

Barstow) and then things started mov-

ing.”

Business Rep Heather Barstow pre-

sented documentation to the HR rep on

Linda’s behalf. While Linda had rehired

before the Union reached an agreement

with Boeing to return individuals to their

previous rate if recall rights were ex-

pired, Heather presented a persuasive

argument. She not only got Linda’s pay

reinstated to the previous rate ($17.82),

but convinced Boeing to pay an adjust-

ment for all her time on the payroll.

Since nearly three years had passed, the

back pay compensation was consider-

able.

“I want to credit Boeing for doing the

right thing. When they looked at all the

documentation and realized this person

had put in many years with the Com-

pany, they adjusted her pay back to her

rehire date, which they didn’t have to do

contractually,” noted Heather. “I’m glad

she turned to the Union for help. That is

why we are here – to help members with

these kinds of issues or other contractual

problems they may encounter.”

Even before she was returned to her

previous rate, Linda took advantage of

the educational opportunities through

IAM/Boeing Joint Programs to upgrade

her skills and transfer to a new position.

She completed numerous classes, took

Strike PreservesRetiree Medical

Perhaps one of the most disturbingchanges Boeing tried to slip into theirSeptember 3rd offer pertained to retireemedical. While Boeing announced pub-licly they would back off their proposalto eliminate retiree medical for futurehires, they put a more devious takeawayclause buried in the fine print of the 9/3/08 proposal.

Boeing’s language, as printed in theoffer members rejected on September3rd, would have taken those who arealready retired (current retirees) out ofthe scope of the Agreement – threateningtheir coverage. Just as disturbing is theimplication of Boeing’s proposed lan-

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Union Delivers $77,000 for Member

Linda Sisson(center)thanksBusiness RepHeatherBarstow (l) &StewardMikeCummingsfor delivering$9.10 anhour morepay and$77,000 inback pay.

Returning to the 2005 retireemedical language protected thisbenefit for existing retirees, butlegally could not be a strike issue.

After 57 days of holding strong on thepicket lines, members held their headsup high as 74 percent voted to ratifyBoeing’s improved proposal.

“Your solidarity brought Boeing backto the table and made this Company

Ballot boxes at Green River had aconstant stream of members onNovember 1st.

SOLIDARITY PAYS OFFSOLIDARITY PAYS OFFaddress your issues. After57 days, we gained impor-tant and substantial improve-ments over the Company’soffer that was rejected onSeptember 3rd. I am proudof what we accomplished andwant to thank our membersfor their solidarity and com-mitment,” stated District 751President Tom Wroblewski.

The Union made signifi-cant gains with respect to jobsecurity and economic im-provements. We were ableto stop Boeing’s shift of ad-ditional medical costs onto our mem-bers. The takeaway language that wasriddled throughout the Company’s 9/3/08 proposal is gone – survivor benefitsare returned, reinstatement of senioritylost due to layoff is restored, promo-tional rights are restored, and the listgoes on.

In the area of job security, the most

District 751 PresidentTom Wroblewskiannounces vote results.

significant change was inLetter of Understanding(LOU) #37 which preventsexternal suppliers fromcoming into our factoriesand doing jobs that IAMmembers have done andstopped Boeing’s plans toexpand their materials de-livery program.

Donovan McLeod, oneof the nearly 3,000 mem-bers whose job will be pro-tected by improvements toLOU #37, noted, “I under-stand how difficult it is to

obtain contract language to limitoffloading. It is bad enough to have workgo outside the factory gates; however, toallow vendors to come in and do my jobin front of me is unthinkable. That iswhere we must draw the line. LOU #37would never have been in the contract ifBoeing hadn’t taken advantage of themembership following 9-11. I am happy

to see improvements in LOU #37. Thosechanges alone are worth the 57 days onstrike to me.”

Highlights of improvements fromyour solidarity include:

• JOB SECURITY - Huge gains weremade in job security, which will benefitthe entire workforce by stopping Boeingfrom chipping away at our jobs. If theCompany had expanded their plan, ulti-mately all jobs would be at risk and ourstrength as a Union would be diluted. Wewould never have been able to limit theexpansion of suppliers inside our factorywalls without going on strike. We recap-

AnneLawrencewas oneof themanymemberswhovolun-teered tocountballots onNovember1st.

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Holiday Overtime IsVoluntaryMembers need to be aware of theprovisions in LOU #11 regardingovertime on holidays 3

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Union Business Representatives

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Business Representative

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT

751 AERO MECHANIC

District Lodge 751,International Assn. of

Machinists andAerospace Workers

Substantial Improvements Bring 74% Ratification Vote

James CoatsSergeant-at-Arms

by Tom Wroblewski,District President

guage on current active members. TheCompany’s 9/3/08 language basicallyprovided coverage only for active em-ployees who retire during the term of thisAgreement. If this three-year agreementexpired, so would the contractual guar-antee for retiree medical benefits of thosenewly retired members. If you plannedto retire during that contract, this wouldbe very important because if that lan-guage had been implemented, then afterthis contract we could no longer negoti-ate on your behalf.

As Union negotiators, this was one ofthe most frustrating issues – realizingBoeing’s intent was to threaten our cur-rent retirees and limit the Company’sfuture liability with word games. WhileBoeing said they didn’t intend to changethese benefits, without the contract lan-

Existing Retirees Could Have Lost Benefits with 9/3/08 Offerguage there would be no guarantee ANDBoeing was refusing to put in writing thatthey would not change these benefits.

The Union was left in a tough spot.Because of a Supreme Court ruling overfour decades ago, retiree benefits for thosealready retired are non-mandatory sub-jects of bargaining; therefore, a Unioncannot require an employer to bargainover the benefits of past retirees. Moreimportantly, it also means a Union cannotmake health care benefits for past retireesa strike issue. That is why the Unioncould not mention retiree medical in oursummary or recommendation for 9/3/08.

Since the Union had to ensure retireemedical for past retirees was NOT a strikeissue (because that would be illegal), theUnion simply instructed members to readthe Company’s proposal closely.

Had Boeing succeeded in getting this

language approved by the members, theywould have faced legal action for unilat-erally stripping retirees of their medicalbenefits. These cases turn on interpreta-tions of a medical plan’s governing docu-ments and whether the documents prom-ise a “vested” lifetime benefit or not.The success of these claims depends agreat deal on the governing documentsthemselves and the statements and prom-ises made by the employer. ShouldBoeing ever succeed in getting this lan-guage into an IAM contract, the Unionwill pursue legal action to challenge anychange to benefits for current retirees.

In the meantime, Unions will con-tinue to fight in the legislative arena toget the right to bargain for the retiredmembers who came before us. Until then,read the fine print in each proposal (es-pecially Sections 11.3 and 11.4)

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Members have asked for clarifi-cation on the effect of reverting tothe 2005 language with regard tomedical coverage and premiums.

The language that determineswhat is taken out of your paycheckevery 2 weeks for your medical planchoice is found in Section 11.2(b)(1).It states: “...the Company will paythe full cost of the low-cost plan in theapplicable region for eligible em-ployees and dependents. For thoseemployees and dependents whosecoverage is with another plan, em-ployees will contribute on a pre-taxbasis the difference between the costof the low-cost plan and the plan theemployee chooses.”

The low cost plan is strictly determinedby the premium cost for each plan, not thecosts you incur when you use your insur-ance to cover medical expenses for youand your family. Boeing calculates thepremium cost each year before open en-rollment to determine on an annual basis,which plan is the low cost plan based solely

on premium. With the calculation in 2008for last May’s open enrollment, the Tradi-tional Medical Plan became the low costplan so there is no monthly premium costif you chose that plan.

Our contract has never specified aparticular plan (ie: Selections) as the“low cost plan” therefore preserving the

language of the 2005 contract inthe proposed 2008 contract didnot override the last calculationand the current premium costsyou are now paying.

By reverting to the 2005 lan-guage, Boeing could not imple-ment increased co-pays anddeductibles nor were they ableto implement their mandatorygeneric prescription program.All co-pays, deductibles and cov-erage levels will remain the samefor the life of the Agreement.

Concurrently, with the newcontract you do not have the abil-ity to change plan choices at thistime. Your next opportunity will

be during the month of May 2009 whenopen enrollment occurs. We encourageyou to make your choice not just on themonthly premium cost but to compare thefeatures of the different plan designs to beable to make an informed choice of howyou use your health insurance and theentire costs of each plan.

2005 Medical Language: What That Means

I am so proud to be apart of this Union andwitness the power of ourcollective strength. I wantto thank each of you forthe role you played in se-curing this contract. This year we saw anew generation of Union members joinour fight. After 57 days of striking, wegained important and substantial im-provements over the Company’s offeron September 3rd. Your solidarity helpeddeliver what few Americans have – eco-nomic certainty and quality benefits forthe next four years. You should be veryproud of the contract, which 74% of ourmembers ratified. This Agreement en-sures we have the best contract in theaerospace industry with a top wage andbenefit package that others will strive toattain.

Remember negotiations are a two-way street requiring give and take. Byany measure, this is a good contract. Didwe get everything, no. However, with27,000 members, we have potentially27,000 issues.

Strikes are never easy, and everyone

pays a price, including many ofour members who work at suppli-ers such as Triumph and Filtrona.These members experienced tem-porary layoffs because of the strikebut still pledged their solidarity inour fight at Boeing.

As you list all of the improve-ments (from the 9/3/08 offer and

the last contract), you know you can feelcertain that this was a successful strike.

Your Union negotiators worked veryhard to deliver the best contract possible.It is more than the Company initiallyintended to offer. Your vote demonstratedyour belief that we achieved as much aswe could with the sacrifices made in a57-day strike. The democratic principlesof our Union ensure that when the major-ity makes a decision, we all join in andsupport that decision. With over 74% ofthe members accepting the November 1st

contract offer, we have a contract we canall support and be proud of.

You showed you are the leaders of thelabor movement. Nobody in this countryhas more solidarity or the ability to achievewhat we did in these negotiations.

We all know this strike did not have tohappen. Boeing misjudged your resolveand determination. They disrespected the

collective bargaining process despite ourwarnings that to do so would lead to a workstoppage. Instead of working with yourUnion leadership to find common ground,they dictated and issued ultimatums. Thatdidn’t work. I look forward to the daywhen corporate America starts respectingtheir workers and the Unions that representthem. They could start by asking what itwould take to get an acceptable contractrather than telling you what you will get.

Each of you returned to work ready toramp up production and get back to build-ing airplanes. However, management iscontinuing to create issues/obstacleswhether it is removing all the chairs froma work area, eliminating bicycles to getaround the factory, or disposing of allUnion items from a shop to irritate themembers. Boeing again is missing anopportunity to improve relations andmorale in the shops. Instead, they con-tinue to play games and look for ways toirritate, aggravate or make a process cum-bersome. It’s time management gets overthe hurt feelings from the strike, getstheir priorities in order, which is build-ing the best airplanes in the world in themost productive and efficient way.

The Union believes that over the nextfour years we must build a positive rela-

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tionship with Boeing – for our commu-nity, for the future of aerospace in thisregion, and for the best possible outcomefor our members. I have said all alongthat we do not go into these or anycontract talks to negotiate a strike. Asettlement is the goal and in the bestinterest of all paties.

Boeing has many challenges to face inthe days ahead (in addition to returningproduction to pre-strike levels). There aremany issues created from vendors (i.e.nutplates, 787 fasteners) that will take timeto correct. Some of these will result invendors coming into Boeing plants. Keepin mind we have been very clear to Boeing.If a vendor has to move a part or assemblywe installed in a plane to get to theirrework, then one of our members shouldremove that part. This is our work inside

Health & Benefits Rep Joe Crockett (l) answersmedical questions for Teresa, Amanda and ChrisDofredo surrounding coverage for their grandchild.

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As Boeing struggles to get produc-

tion back up to speed, members need to

be aware of the contractual language,

which limits Boeing’s authority to as-

sign mandatory overtime. The Union

has fought long and hard to eliminate

mandatory overtime all together. While

we have not reached that goal, we have

been successful in placing limits on man-

datory overtime.

Despite having concise contract lan-

guage, Boeing has tried to imply that

some of our members will HAVE to

work upcoming holidays. Below are the

guidelines provided in our contract:

Specifically Letter of Understanding

(LOU) #11 states, ALL OVERTIME

ON A HOLIDAY as set forth in Section

7.1 of the contract OR ON THE WEEK-

END WHICH IMMEDIATELY PRE-

CEDES A MONDAY HOLIDAY OR

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS A FRI-

DAY HOLIDAY SHALL BE VOL-

UNTARY. The only exception for holi-

day overtime noted in the LOU is “where

necessary for facilities maintenance.”

In regard to mandatory overtime, LOU

#11 also puts limits on how much manda-

tory overtime Boeing can assign to Union

members. Keep in mind members are wel-

come to volunteer to work above these

limits, but it is the employee’s choice –

Holiday Overtime Is Voluntary Per LOU #11

Members in Everett were ready to stay on the picket line until Christmas and had thedecorations out. Now that the strike is over, members should know that overtime onANY holiday or weekends connected to a holiday is VOLUNTARY per LOU #11 (theonly exception is where necessary for facilities maintenance).

Boeing cannot mandate overtime above

these limits:

Quarterly Limit – The limit shall be

128 overtime hours in any budget quarter.

Weekend Limit – The limit shall be

two consecutive weekends. Employees

who have worked two consecutive week-

ends may volunteer to work overtime on

the following weekend. Overtime work on

either a Saturday and a Sunday or on a

Saturday or Sunday shall constitute a week-

end worked. The limit for overtime on a

Saturday or Sunday shall be eight hours.

Keep these limits in mind as you read

Doug Kight’s Memo to employees sent

11/6/08. His notice states: “The Com-

mercial Airplanes Leadership Team has

agreed that all employees will be assured

Several members have asked ques-tions regarding new language in Article21.7 regarding offloading and subcon-tracting decisions affecting less than 10employees. Some assumed the new para-graph was a takeaway when it was sim-ply putting into writingwhat had been a verbalagreement in the past.

Here is the clarifi-cation:

In the 2002 contract,Boeing gutted Section21.7 and added stipula-tions on what does notrequire notice or the re-view process (a throughe). The 2002 changesmeant anything that af-fected 10 or less em-ployees did not gothrough the 180-day re-view process.

After the 2002 con-tract, we convincedBoeing that their ownoffload process takeslonger than 180 days tocomplete. We made an agreement thatthey would provide notification to theUnion of intentions to any offload deci-sions affecting 10 or less employees andif the Union presented a proposal oralternative before they completed theirfinancial business case, they would con-sider the Union’s proposal. This had

been a handshake (or verbal) agreementfor the past six years. The new languagesimply captures that verbal agreement toensure we will continue to get the notifi-cation and have the chance to present analternative before their review process is

complete.Following is the new language which

puts this verbal agreement into the con-tract:

“For subcontracting and offloadingdecisions affecting less than ten (10)employees (including but not limited todecisions to consolidate work for effi-

of time off for at least two of the

following three holiday periods:

• Thanksgiving and the day af-

ter Thanksgiving (Nov. 27 & 28)

• Christmas Eve and Christmas

Day (Dec. 24 & 25)

• New Year’s Eve and New

Year’s Day (Dec. 31 & Jan 1)

This statement is false. Per

the contract, employees are not

only entitled to have holidays in

the contract off, but the weekends

that immediately precede or fol-

low such holiday. This is your

contractual right as outlined in

LOU #11. Of course, members are

welcome to volunteer, but Boeing

CANNOT force an hourly em-

ployee to work any holiday or the

weekend immediately preceding

a Monday holiday or a weekend

immediately following a Friday

holiday (except where necessary

for facilities maintenance). Keep

in mind employees who volunteer to

work get their 8 hours holiday pay, plus

double time for the time worked per

Section 7.3 of the contract.

If any manager tries to insinuate or

assign you to work on a holiday you

would like to have off, please contact

your Union Steward.

Clarifying New Subcontracting Language

As part of the strike settlementagreement, the Union insisted Boeingmake all members whole on their ben-efits (medical, dental, life, etc). Thecoverage shall be considered continu-ous as though there wasn’t a strike. Ifyou paid COBRA premiums, you willget a reimbursement check.

If during the strike a member or de-pendents had medical expenses billedfrom their doctor, clinic or hospital, sim-ply resubmit the bill to Regence forpayment (if they have Selections or Tra-ditional Medical Plan). If you already

paid the doctor, go towww.myregence.com orwww.regence.com to downloadthe medical claim form and submitalong with a copy of the bill paid toRegence.

Once Regence has paid theprovider, the money paid will berefunded. You can call Regence for thissame information using the 800 numberon the back of your medical card.

If you paid for a prescription, how toget reimbursed depends on the plan.

If you have the Traditional Medical

Plan (TMP), go to the Medcowebsite atwww.medcohealth.com anddownload from the link, “Formsand Cards” at the bottom of thepage or call Medco at 1-800-251-7690. You will need yourMedco Card with your ID num-

ber to be able to log in. If you have Selections, go to either

www.myregence.com orwww.regence.com and download the re-imbursement form or call the 800 num-ber on the back of your Selections Medi-

cal Card. If you go online, you willneed your Regence card and if youhaven’t previously registered, you willneed to do so.

Keep in mind that those in GroupHealth should not have incurred anyexpenses since Group Health contin-ued to provide treatment and prescrip-tions as though coverage continued.Group Health remembered that his-torically in the strike settlements cov-erage is made whole so they continuedtreatment and simply held the billinguntil the strike was settled.

Strike Settlement Guarantees Members Reimbursed for Medical Expenses

September StrikeDues Appliedciency or strategic reasons in a Com-

pany facility not covered by this Agree-ment), the Company will provide noticeto the Union Site Representatives of plansto subcontract or offload work then be-ing performed by bargaining unit em-

ployees. The notice will in-clude the reason for theplanned subcontracting oroffloading. The one hun-dred eighty (180) day orsixty (60) day notice restric-tion will not apply to sub-contracting and offloadingdecisions affecting less thanten (10) employees. If timepermits following the no-tice, Union Site Represen-tatives may recommendsubcontracting or offload-ing alternatives to such de-cisions (those affecting lessthan ten (10) employees)that are financially andstrategically sound.”

In addition, the Unionadded language that gaveus the ability to make pro-

posals to stop or reverse Tooling offloads.In addition, we also gained the ability tomake proposals for work moving fromone Company facility to another not cov-ered by this Agreement (this ability hadalso been eliminated in the 2002 lan-guage).

Union dues were deducted byBoeing from members’ first paycheckin September. Since members wereon strike for a majority of September,they were entitled to a strike stampand would normally receive a duesrefund. Since members returning fromthe strike will work the majority of themonth of November and owe full dues,the September deduction will be ap-plied to November since no Novem-ber deduction will be taken. No dueswere required for the month of Octo-ber because you were on strike.

Business Reps Jimmy Darrah (l) and Richard Jackson (r), whoserved on the Subcontracting Committee, clarify changes inSection 21.7 - Subcontracting to Steward Brendon Anderson.

Unemployment UpdateDuring our strike, a number of

members filed claims for unemploy-ment benefits with the State of Wash-ington. Our legal theory to obtainthose benefits was that this was notan ordinary strike; it was a strikecaused in part by the Company’sunfair labor practices. As part of thestandard negotiating process, at theconclusion of the strike the unfairlabor practice charges on which thattheory was based were withdrawn,and we will not be able to argue youshould receive unemployment ben-efits as unfair labor practice strik-ers.

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The District Bylaws Committee metto review the District bylaws and recom-mend the necessary changes to reflectthe recent Grand Lodge Convention ac-tion resulting in a new dues structure tothe International. The Committee alsorecommended several housekeepingchanges.

At the November 11th District Coun-cil Meeting, the Bylaws Committees’recommendations were approved by theDistrict Council delegates for presenta-tion to the Local Lodges. At each LocalLodge business evening meeting in De-cember, those members attending willbe asked to vote on these proposed Dis-trict bylaws changes. Below are the pro-posed changes, along with the reason forthe proposed change. Deleted languageis crossed out. New language is in bolditalics and red ink.

The following are the changes approvedby Council at the November 11th DistrictCouncil meeting and will be voted on at theDecember Local Lodge evening meetingsonly (required per the IAM Constitution):1. Dues Structure

ARTICLE VII, Section 4.The monthly dues of this lodge shall

be a uniform rate equal to two times theweighted average hourly earnings ofmembers covered by the collective bar-gaining agreements under the DistrictLodge jurisdiction in accordance withthe IAM Constitution.

The monthly dues for Local Lodgesaffiliated with this District Lodge shallbe a uniform rate equal to two times theweighted average hourly earnings ofmembers covered by the collective bar-gaining agreements(s) or bargaining unitsunder the Lodge jurisdiction, plus $1.10or $20.00 whichever is greater.

The Bylaws Committee recommendsthe following revision to Section 4.

The monthly dues of this DistrictLodge and affiliated Local Lodges shallbe a rate consisting of an additional$4.78 per capita added to the currentcalculated dues rates available per theIAM Constitution as of August 31st2008 to become effective Jan 1 2009which reflects the changes made at the2008 Grand Lodge Convention. Anyadditional fixed assessments per theIAM Constitution shall be added whenappropriate. Beginning January1st 2010, dues of the lodge will be in-

November 4, 2008 will certainly go down in historyas a momentous day. We may look back to find thePresident-elect Barack Obama’s election to be on parwith the 1932 election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.This election, like that of 1932, signals an abrupt changein the direction of America’s economic and tax policies.No longer will the rules be designed to benefit only thewealthy and depend on the will or good judgment of theprivileged to share the fruits of our hard work.

The first item out of the 2009 Congress should be theEmployee Free Choice Act. If Congress passes thisprogressive labor law, President Obama will sign it intolaw. When enacted, EFCA will allow workers to moreeasily join a union if they wish. The law will requireemployers to bargain in good faith on the first contractor face binding arbitration and businesses will face realand meaningful penalties when they violate labor law.EFCA will strengthen and grow our labor movement.

President-elect Obama’s administration is much morelikely to ensure American workers build AmericanTankers. Tax breaks will go to American businessesthat are creating American jobs, not shipping themoverseas. Our country will once again reward hardwork, invest in infrastructure and education. We will

work our way through the health carecrisis which bankrupts Americanworkers and makes American busi-nesses non-competitive.

Although we lost Darcy Burner inthe 8th Congressional race, our goodfriends like Congressmen Jay Inslee,Rick Larsen, Brian Baird, Norm Dicks,Jim McDermott and Adam Smith willbe there to push for good jobs,workforce training benefits and stronglabor law.

In the state of Washington, we re-turned Governor Chris Gregoire to Olympia. The re-election of Gregoire means the Machinists Union canmove forward with a legislative agenda, includingfunding for the Aerospace Apprenticeship program.We can foresee the passage of the Worker Privacy Act,an act which will allow workers to decline to attendcoercive meetings when employers are trying to forcetheir religious and political views or other matters ofconscience on their employees.

With a strong working majority of friends of work-ing families in both the state House and Senate, we can

anticipate progress in Olympia in 2009. When budgettimes are tough, we want to make sure that Unemploy-ment Insurance and Worker’s Compensation benefitsare NOT the first items on the chopping block. Educa-tional funding at the community and technical collegelevel is also important if we see big layoffs in the state.Having our friends in office will help us make thishappen.

Your Union had a good year politically but that isonly because our membership is involved with MNPL,phone calling and other forms of political action.

Historic Election Drivenby Economic Factors

District Bylaws Changes to be Voted at December Meetings

dexed to the CPI-W Urban Wage Earn-ers and Clerical Workers (not season-ally adjusted) for the US every August31st thereafter. It will be adjusted ac-cording to the percentage change fromthe year prior to become effective Jan1of the succeeding year in accordancewith the IAM Constitution

NOTE: Under this new structure, duesfor the Boeing contract would be $61.30 in2009, which is still less than the dues atBoeing in 2007 that were $63.20. Secretballot election required on this issue at theDecember local lodge evening meetings.2. Gender Reference

Any reference to gender within thesebylaws shall be changed to gender neu-tral.3. Article 5, Section 6 - HousekeepingChange

Language change: “The salaries ofthe District President Directing Busi-ness Representative and Secretary-Trea-surer shall not be less than 20% and 10%respectively, over the Grand Lodge Busi-ness Representative maximum. The Busi-ness Representatives salaries shall con-tinue to be adjusted annually when ap-plicable to maintain the Grand LodgeBusiness Representative maximum.

Reason: There are instances when theGrand Lodge freezes salaries; therefore,the addition of when applicable shouldcover this exception. We further felt thatdue to reporting requirements of the Gov-ernment on the LM-2 forms, it is unneces-sary to have the actual numbers here inthese bylaws requiring annual submittalfor minimal changes in just numbers.4. ARTICLE 5 Section 6 –housekeeping change

Language change: “All salaries pay-

able in 24 equal installments per year”.Reason: Deleting this sentence will

allow Union staff to have direct depositof their paychecks at their respectivebanking institutions.6. Article 1 - housekeeping change

Language change: “This organizationshall be known as Aerospace IndustrialDistrict Lodge No. 751 of the Interna-tional Association of Machinists andAerospace Workers, Seattle, Washing-ton, and shall have the authority andcontrol of all Local Lodges affiliatedwith the District Lodge. The authorityand jurisdiction of this Lodge shall be allBoeing Company (Corporation) facili-ties where there are bargaining unit em-ployees working under the jurisdictionof District Lodge 751. , as well as thefollowing geographical boundaries fromthe summit of the cascade mountain rangeon the west to the Washington-Idahoborder on the east and from the Canadianborder on the north to the Washington-Oregon border on the south this includesnineteen (19) counties in eastern Wash-ington which are as follows:Austin Kittatas BentonKlickitat Chelan LincolnColumbia Okanogan DouglasPan Oreille Ferry SpokaneFranklin Stevens GarfieldWhitman Yakima Walla Walla

The authority however shall at alltimes be subject to the approval of theInternational President as provided forin the IAM Constitution.”

Reason: To update the District by-laws to reflect the new direction of theInternational giving District 751 juris-dictional authority over those of whichthey have a successful organizing driveand subsequent contract with the compa-

nies. This may include companies inother states however this would be sub-ject to the jurisdictional approval of theInternational President.6. Article IV, Section 10 - LegislativeCommittee

Language change: “The LegislativeCommittee, composed of up to seven (7)members three (3), one (1) from eachaffiliated Local Lodges…”

Reason: Increase the number of themembers to the Legislative Committeeto (7) to include a member from each ofthe local lodges under the jurisdiction ofDistrict 751.7. Article VII, Section 3

1st paragraph…”The District Lodgeshall allot funds monthly to Local Lodgesof less than 3,000 but no less than 500600 membership in an amount equal totwo (2%) of the full dues paid by themembership of each Local Lodge, how-ever, that such allotment shall not be lessthan $1,800 $2,000 monthly. LocalLodges of less 500 600 full dues payingmembers shall be allotted $3.00 per fulldues paying member per month with amaximum minimum of $600.00monthly.

Reason – Those lodges in EasternWashington as well as one in WesternWashington haven’t had an adjustmentin this area in decades and this wouldallow them to keep more of their respec-tive dues monies for Local Lodge busi-ness. This should enable them to affordto provide other services to their respec-tive lodges.8. Article IV, Section 2

Voting verification: Eligibility cardsmay be used in lieu of dues books ordues cards as a mechanism to verifymembership status to vote in elections,contract votes or strike sanction meet-ings.

Reason: District Lodge 751 has beenverifying membership status via thismethod since 1992 and has had to re-quest dispensation from the InternationalPresident in every instance. Grand Lodgehas stated in the past they would lookfavorably on approving this method ifpresented as a bylaws change.

Thanks to the District Bylaws Com-mittee for their work. Again, thesechanges will be voted at the DecemberLocal Lodge business (evening) meet-ings only per the IAM Constitution.

District 751 Bylaws Committee L to R: Ken Howard, Jay Carterman, ChuckCraft, Garth Luark and Clifton Wyatt presented proposed changes whichwere approved by the District Council on November 11th. Members will voteon these changes at the December Local Lodge business (evening) meetings.

Worker-friendly legislation will more easily pass thanks to the re-election of Governor Chris Gregoire and the election of President-elect Barack Obama.

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Show Me the MoneyHow the per-hour maximum base rate will rise during the life of the new contract (2008-2012)

LaborGrade

FactoryService

Attendants

Base RateMaximum(per hour)

ProjectedCOLA Foldin 2009

With 3%GWI

2009 Max

ProjectedCOLA Foldin 2010

With 3%GWI

2010 Max

ProjectedCOLA Foldin 2011

With 4%GWI

2011 Max

Base RateMaximum(per hour)

ProjectedCOLA Foldin 2009

With 0%GWI

2009 Max

ProjectedCOLA Foldin 2010

With 0%GWI

2010 Max

ProjectedCOLA Foldin 2011

With 0%GWI

2011 Max

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

A

$36.89

35.83

34.90

33.88

32.84

31.86

30.83

29.85

28.88

27.85

26.86

$38.42

37.33

36.37

35.32

34.25

33.24

32.18

31.17

30.17

29.11

28.09

$39.80

38.67

37.69

36.60

35.50

34.46

33.37

32.33

31.30

30.21

29.16

$41.61

40.44

39.41

38.29

37.14

36.06

34.92

33.84

32.77

31.63

30.54

$0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

$0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

$0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

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0.21

0.21

$18.04 $18.45 $18.67 $18.88$0.41 $0.22 $0.21

Sweetening the OfferHow the Sept. 3 “Last, Best and Final” Offer Stacks Up Against the Nov. 1 Improved Offer

Issue 9/3/08 Last, Best and Final Offer 11/1/08 Improved Offer

Job Security

General WageIncrease

Lump Sum1st Year

Lump Sum2nd Year

Lump Sum3rd Year

Company added language to informSite Reps - notification only.

6% of previous year’s earnings or$2,500 (whichever is greater) + $2,500 Ratification Bonus

Members in progression below the newminimum would be raised to new minimum(after GWI is applied). Those in progressionabove the new minimums would receivenothing.

Members in progression who are above the newminimum receive $1 per hour after the GWI is applied(unless the employee is less than $1 from the maximumrate). All members in progression increased to the newminimum rate or $1 per hour whatever is greater.

$80 effective 1/1/09 $81 effective 1/1/09$83 effective 1/1/12

0

10% of previous year’s earnings or $5,000 (whicheveris greater) payable on or before November 7, 2008

$1,500 and option to divert to VIP to bolsterpension savings

5%, 3%, 3% 5%, 3%, 3%, 4% (4th year)

Entry LevelWages

Progression

Pension

Huge cost shifting with increased deducti-bles, increased co-pays, increased premiumsand mandatory generic prescriptions. Com-pany removed survivor and bridge benefit.

Revert to 2005 language. No increase in deductibles,co-pays, or prescriptions. Family out-of-pocket maximumremained the same. Monthly premium calculation re-mains the same with low cost plan being paid in full byCompany. Survivor and bridge benefit remains in contract.

Health Care

$2.28 $2.28

Union can bid for work being outsourced tonon-union Boeing facilities. Also tooling work isnow included in review process. (Article 21.7)Job protection for over 5,000 members in partsdelivery and facilities maintenance. (LOU #2 & #37)Vendors can only deliver parts inside the factory. From there our members will track use, disbursement,acquisition, and/or inventory of parts. (LOU #37)

0 $1,500 and option to divert to VIP to bolsterpension savings

Language would have endangered coveragefor existing retirees by removing them fromscope of Agreement. Coverage for active em-ployees who retire could have expired at endof the contract.

Reverts to 2005 language. Preserved coverage forexisting retirees, who could have been removed from theAgreement.

RetireeMedical

No change. Company refused to pay 40¢for quarter generated May, June and July2008.

Only change is to add additional quarters for 4th year ofagreement. Company will not pay 40¢ for quarter gener-ated May, June and July 2008.

COLAFormula

Company offered incentive plan, which mayhave paid out in last year of contract. Nothing guaranteed.

9/3/08 plan withdrawn. Parties will work together todevelop an Incentive Plan.

IncentivePlan

3-year agreement 4-year agreementDuration

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Collecting Your Strike CheckAny remaining strike checks will be

available for pickup at the Seattle UnionHall (Monday through Friday only) from8:00 am to 5:00 pm (unless previousarrangements are made). Again, thereare no strike check distributions on Sat-urdays. Check pickup will continue week-days only at the Seattle Union Hallthrough Monday, December 1st. Allchecks in Seattle not picked up by De-cember 1st will be sent back to GrandLodge on December 2nd.

Taxes: Also you will be receiving a1099 tax form in January from theGrand Lodge. Any strike pay of $600or more must be claimed on your taxes.

Special thanks to the volunteers,who spent hundreds of hours sortingand stapling the strike checks inpreparation of the Saturdaydistribution.

tured the scope of work that was lost inthe 2002 Agreement and contained it to787 final assembly in Everett (Remem-ber, since we have already given upjurisdiction to this work, we are notallowed to reclaim it or fight for it -which is why it was so important to stopit before it expanded). The revisions toLOU #37 and LOU #2 provide job secu-rity to over 5,000 members that Boeingotherwise could have replaced with ven-dors and contractors inside the factorygates. In Section 21.7, we expanded thescope of our subcontracting review toinclude tooling, as well as work thatmoves from one Boeing facility to an-other Boeing facility outside of ourAgreement. Only with solidarity did weget these important changes.

• WAGES - After going four years

without a General Wage Increase, mem-bers have guaranteed wage increases ineach of the next four years totaling 15percent. For those at the maximum, theywill see an average increase of $4.20 perhour by the end of the contract (assum-ing 1% COLA each year) – a significantgain in take-home money.

• PROGRESSION - In addition toGWI’s and COLA, members in progres-sion received a supplemental wage in-crease of at least $1 per hour. This willdeliver more than $8,300 in additionalwages over the life of the contract (notcounting overtime pay). While Boeingrefused to shorten progression, thischange was a positive improvement andadditional money for these members.

• LUMP SUM – Added $1,500 lumpsum payments in both the second and thirdyear with the option of diverting the pay-

ment to VIP to enhance pension savings.• MEDICAL - We were able to se-

cure the same medical costs structureand benefit level that has been in placesince 2002 - ensuring no new out-of-pocket expenses on co-pays, deductibles,and prescriptions. In the first offer, muchof the lump sum payment would havebeen spent to pay for medical cost shift-ing. That money will now stay into yourpocket. Would we have liked improve-ments in the plan? Absolutely, but atwhat cost? The Company was adamanton shifting more costs onto the workers,and you helped beat them back.

• PENSION - Improved nearly 19%by end of Agreement. This will put ben-efits above any other in the industry fora defined-benefit plan.

• RETIREE MEDICAL - Boeing’sproposed language on 9/3/08 would havetaken those who are already retired (cur-rent retirees) out of the scope of the Agree-ment –threatening their coverage. Just asdisturbing is the implication this languagewould have had on current active mem-bers. The Company’s 9/3/08 language pro-vided coverage only for active employeeswho retire during the term of this Agree-ment. Had Boeing succeeded in imple-

BobKannitzercountsmembers’ballots ontheNovember1st offer.Membersvoted toratify theAgreementby 74%.

menting that language, once the contractexpired, so would the contractual guaran-tee for retiree medical benefits of thosenewly retired members. It was very impor-tant to ensure this language returned to the2005 language to protect this benefit forexisting retirees as well as future retirees.

Other gains include increased recallrights, stronger seniority, increased pay forTeam Leader and AOG travel assignments,reimbursement for any medical expensesduring the strike, and many more.

We were not alone in this fight. Mem-bers from other Unions throughout thestate, across the country and around theworld stepped forward to offer support.Organized labor throughout the worldwatched our strike intently. It is viewedas a big win for workers and one each ofyou should be proud of.

As to the future, the Machinists Unionand the Boeing Company will determinethe fate of aerospace in how we conductourselves in this relationship. The Ma-chinists Union, as always, is ready tostep up and be a strong partner in build-ing a brighter future for our workers, ourindustry, and our state.

Solidarity Brings Substantial Gains

The annual KING 5 Home TeamHarvest Collection will be Saturday, De-cember 6th. 751 will be helping out atthe Everett Mall and Tacoma Mall. Thereare two four-hour shifts to choose from:7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Six to ten people are needed for eachshift. The task includes taking food do-nations from people as they drive througha designated area in the mall parking lotand putting the donations in trucks. Thedonations will be given to NorthwestHarvest. Contact Kay Michlik at 1-800-763-1301 or kaym@iam751.org to re-

Help on the Food Drive

The Salvation Army Toy & Joy pro-gram is looking for volunteers to helpwith their toy distribution. The eventwill be held at Qwest Field on Wednes-day December 17th from 9:00 AM to6:00 PM. You can volunteer for anyamount of time (i.e. half day, beforework, after work, etc). Stewards willreceive volunteer hours but no excuseletters will be issued.

Contact Kay Michlik at 1-800-763-1301 or kaym@iam751.org for moreinformation or to sign up to help.

Volunteer Opportunities toHelp With the Holidays

serve your spot.

Assist with the Toy Distribution

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Sean Lambert chose to picket theRenton Plant from LakeWashington.

Boeing’s Chicago Headquarters hadpicketers, as well. Above: JohnBrooks and his wife walk the line.

Right: Dave Madsen and his brotherJerry (not pictured) also spent timepicketing Corporate Headquarters.

Members from PSD held barbecues and group pickets outside Longacres (commercial headquarters)every Tuesday.

Renton Steward Joe Stewart (l) was joined withAlaska Airlines pilot Elya Baches on the line inRenton along with another 751 member.

Photo right: 4 year old Kaylie Weed rests infront of the Boeing sign while walking theline outside the Auburn plant. Above: On the Auburn picket line members L to

R: Terry Schleining, Marc Gray and RickeyErickson with Terry’s boys. While it was Terry’s 4th strike, it was the first strike the boys picketed. He noted that he was walking the line to leave things better for the next generation.

Vickie Graeber was one of thecostume winners in Everetton Halloween for her CruellaDeville imitation.

In Everett, Sherry Eckle won bestcostume for her picket shift withher spider costume.

Right: Eachday theBurlingtonNorthernengineershowedsupport byholding ourstrike sign.

Above: Members on theSeattle picket line take timeto pose for a photo duringthe late night shift inOctober.

Smiles on the line at Frederic

Right: Seattle strike kitchenvolunteers Terri Bracy andMichael Lee. Membervolunteers at all locationskept the strike kitchensrunning and ensuredpicketers were fed 24 hoursa day, 7 days a week at alllocations.

Standing strong on the line in Everett.

Left: TheEverettcrew on awoodcutttingtrip.

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Rain couldn't dampen the spirits of picketers on the line at D.C. Picketers on the Kent line wave to cars honking in support on West ValleyHighway.

Throughoutthe strike theEverett cranecreworganizedweeklybarbecuesthat drewquite a crowdand keptsolidaritythriving.

A memberbrought thefamily pet forpicket duty onthe Auburn line.

AdamSweeney'swife, Tara,did picketduty atFredericksonthe day beforetheir daughterwas due.

Family pets notonly came to theline, but showedtheir solidaritywith signs athome.

Members in Renton enjoyed a day in the sun on the line.

On the Renton line, this group posed for a picture.

Members at Edwards Air Force Base held the line and had weekly barbecues to promote solidarity.

Photo right:After gettingtemporarilylaid-off fromBoeingcafeterias dueto the strike,UNITE-HEREmembersMelanie Greene(l) and MarthaGarland helpedrun the Everettstrike kitchen.

ckson.

Members on the Seattle line at the Military FlightCenter.

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IAM/Boeing Joint ProgramsCareer Explorer Has a New Look

The Career Explorer website has anew look. Career Explorer is an onlinetool that supports Category C EmployeeRequested Transfers (ERT) as defined inthe IAM Collective Bargaining Agree-ment for IAM District 751 in PugetSound, District 70 in Wichita, and Dis-trict 24 in Portland and Boeing PRO6626.

Visit the Career Explorer at http://careerexplorer.web.boeing.com/. It isthe place to go for detailed descriptionsof Puget Sound, Portland, and WichitaIAM-represented jobs, together with thecorresponding ERT training require-ments for each job. New menus on theleft of the screen make it easier to navi-gate and find information. The updatedCareer Explorer includes enhanced in-formation about the ERT process, alongwith tools and resources to help you findyour best fit for IAM jobs. From theCareer Explorer website, you can alsoaccess the Employee ERT Screen tocheck your progress towards meetingERT training requirements and file anERT. Please note: you will need to logon through WSSO to access the Em-ployee ERT Screen. Look for the Log on

appointment information here: http://i a m b o e i n g . w e b . b o e i n g . c o m /careeradvisor.cfm.

Please update your bookmarks for theCareer Explorer with the updated linkhttp://careerexplorer.web.boeing.com/and delete all old links to Career Ex-plorer and Career Guides. As always,you can also access the Career Explorervia the link on the IAM/Boeing JointPrograms website atwww.iamboeing.web.boeing.com.

751 Walks to Battle Breast CancerEven though 751 members working

at Boeing were on strike, Team 751 againtook part in the annual Breast CancerWalk in Bellevue on September 28th. Acouple members even volunteered toserve as route marshals for the event.

For many of our members, this is avery personal event since they them-selves are cancer survivors. Others havewatched friends and loved ones battlethe disease.

Thanks to all who turned out to makethe event a success.

multiple challenge tests, which paid off

when she was upgraded to a Grade 3 in

the stow bin area of the interior shop.

Once she even took multiple challenge

tests on the same day to better her chances

for a transfer.

This drive, ambition and work ethic

will serve her well in the interior shop in

Everett. Just another example that it pays

to be Union.

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Union DeliversOver $77,000 inBack Pay

menu at the bottom of the menulinks. The Career Explorer is cur-rently available only via internalBoeing Intranet access, not fromyour home computer.

Take a tour of the updated siteto learn more about the ERT pro-cess. Above is a tip sheet for accessing theCareer Guides and the details of the CareerGuide site. Below is the Employee ERTScreen. If you still have questions, IAM/Boeing Joint Programs Career Advisorsare here to help you. Find schedules and

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President’s Column

Stewards Becky Beasley (l) andDebbie Donnell take part every year,along with Donnell’s daughterMarissa.

Team751memberswho tookpart intheMakingStridesAgainstBreastCancerWalk onSeptember28th.

the factory and we fought hard to protect it!There are valuable lessons for Boeing

to learn about outsourcing and inspectionin these latest “problems.” The Union willcontinue to push Boeing to recognize thetrue value our members bring in QA, re-ceiving inspection, fabrication and pro-duction and how such problems could beprevented if the proper quality inspectionsystems are in place and the work is in thehands of the highest skilled aerospaceemployees. Every member knows thatBoeing employees regularly work to thehighest quality standard. As you look atBoeing suppliers, it appears they are notheld to the same quality standards that wework to and build into every product. Thisis not a direction we want to go. Boeingairplanes have always been the best in theworld and our members intend to keep itthat way (even if it means fixing vendormistakes).

Finally, as we get back to building thebest airplanes in the world, be aware of thecontractual provisions and help ensure thelanguage we fought hard to get is enforced.Keep in mind holiday overtime is volun-tary (per LOU #11 - see article page 3). Letyour Steward know if vendors try to ex-pand their materials delivery process. Doyour part to make sure Boeing lives up tothe contract they signed.

Again, thanks to each and every mem-ber for their role in the negotiation processand strike. I am proud of each of you andhonored to serve as your District Presidentand wish each of you a Happy Thanksgiv-ing.

Members Present Our Story in PapersThroughout the strike, we had many

members step up and write letters to theeditor of local papers to ensure our sideof the story was told and to respond toletters from others in the communitywho have no connection to the strike.Many members also became active inblogs to get out our message - oftensparring with others on why we are onstrike. Following is one of the manyletters our members wrote.

Machinists striking to protect jobs,families

Many on the “outside” are perplexed asto why the Machinists “chose” to strikewhen many are facing financial hardshipand/or job losses. Boeing would have youbelieve that we inside the Machinists Unionare greedy because we’re looking for moremoney when so many are suffering.

As talks resume, we the membership do“count our blessings” regarding our jobs.Yet the sting of criticisms, coupled withthe constant glares we receive from thosethat would judge, serve to remind us thatwhile we strike as one in solidarity, we’rein this alone. We Machinists value our jobsgreater than anyone. We also, however,realize that if we don’t defend our jobsthrough collective bargaining that soon wewill be unemployed. So it isn’t that wearen’t aware of our fortune in holding

some of this state’s premier jobs, we are.We also realize that in helping to forge thefoundation of these jobs through previouscontracts, we are now backed into a cornerto keep them. We also are cognizant thatover the years, the working-class member-ship has built Boeing into the world-classenterprise that it is, despite the blundersand scandals of high-level managementthat cost the company valuable govern-ment contracts. We didn’t read any articlesserving notice of how fortunate we werewhen less than 10 years ago, we witnessedlayoffs of members with more than 25years with the company. Those “bless-ings” that you refer to are the result of hardwork, great pride in workmanship andsteadfast loyalty to a company that droveus out to the picket line with guarantees ofmore job outsourcing.

The middle class American dream isquickly vanishing, and the AerospaceMachinists are some of the last of a dyingbreed actually building a product that isexported all over the world. We takegreat pride in our work, and stand unitedwith arms locked in solidarity to protectourselves, our jobs, our families, ourway of life.

Bless us one and all.Randy Ralph747 Wingline, Everett division

November 2008 751 AERO MECHANIC Page 9

by Ruth Render,Retired Club Secretary

November Retired Club Business Meeting Minutes

RETIRED CLUB OFFICERSPresident Al Wydick 253-735-8004Vice President T.J. Seibert 206-329-0160Secretary Ruth Render 206-324-4055Treasurer Betty Ness 206-762-0725Srgnt-at-Arms Leroy Miller 206-878-0601Trustees: Louise Burns 206-242-5878

Cherie Menke 425-235-9361 John Guevarra 206-762-3848

Union Office: (1-800-763-1301) or 206-763-1300

Retired Club Christmas Party11 a.m. doors open - Lunch served at Noon

$10 for members & associate members - $15 for guests� �Monday, December 8th

Tickets will not be sold at the door.

The Union lost a long-time memberwho was a part of the Union leadershipfor several decades when Orville Hayspassed away on October 13th.

Orville was first elected as a BusinessRep in 1977. He was re-elected fourterms serving at various Union halls andhelped countless members ensure theircontractual rights were protected.

When the Union negotiated the IAM/Boeing Joint Programs in the 1989 con-tract, Orville moved there as a UnionAdministrator to launch that valuableprogram. He was an integral part of de-veloping the SHEAR form system toaid members in reporting problems, po-tential risks, chemical hazards and neededrepairs, as well as other safety programs.

IAM/Boeing Joint Administrator GaylBailey, who worked with Orville in form-ing HSI, recalled, “During a visit to theUAW & Ford in Detroit, we were stilltrying design HSI’s logo with our Com-

RETIREMENT NEWS

The November meeting was called toorder by President Al Wydick. The Lord’sPrayer was said followed by the flagsalute and singing of “God BlessAmerica.”

Roll Call of Officers: All Officerswere present or excused.

Financial Report: The report wasread by Treasurer Betty Ness. A motionwas made to accept the report. M/S/P.

President Al Wydick reported theannual Christmas party will be Decem-ber 8th. Tickets will be sold at RetiredClub meetings and at the Seattle UnionHall. He noted they are working with thecaterer to have two food lines to cutdown the wait.

President Al Wydick reported retiredBusiness Rep Jim Bostwick is not doingwell. Jim is going through chemotherapyand asked that we keep Jim in ourthoughts and prayers.

Communications: Request for do-nation from the Salvation Army.

Business Reps Report: Business RepPaul Knebel wished everyone a HappyThanksgiving and noted we can be thank-ful the strike is behind us and the elec-tions are over - both came out favorably.He is encouraged with the new contract.

Unfortunately, Boeing would not giveany additional money to existing retir-ees. He noted that future retirees’ pen-sion benefits increased $11 to $81 effec-tive January 1, 2009 and to $83 effectiveJanuary 1, 2012. Members were relievedto have medical back and preventedBoeing from shifting additional costs.

Health & Welfare: Toni Morzentinoted that Mel King and Irene Ball weresick and received get well cards. Pleasereport ill retired members to Toni at 206-242-8365.

Helen Pompeo read the deceased list asfollows: Robert Boatman, Fred Dills, JackEaton, Michael Germano, James Harrell,Wesley Jamison, Louis Jepson, HelenaKamnicz, Roy W. Nelson III, CarmenSabado, Dennis P. Smith, William R. Smith,

Sr., Roy Spangler,Karl Tanner andVernon Thompson. Amoment of silencewas observed. Sym-pathy cards were sentto the next of kin.

Legislative Re-port: Carl Schwartzreported most of ourendorsed candidateswon. We are happythat Obama andBiden won and lookfor a much better la-

bor and retiree friendly national Admin-istration. We are also gratified that vot-ers re-elected Governor Chris Gregoire.Thanks to all members of the RetiredClub who gave many hours to help makethe wins possible.

He noted that retirees were also activein the recent strike against Boeing. Un-fortunately, gaining cost-of-living in-creases for current retirees was not partof the settlement.

Social Security benefits will increase5.8% in 2009; unfortunately, most of theincrease will be used to pay increasedmedical and drug costs. We continue tosupport legislation to at least permitMedicare to negotiate for lower drugprices and will again contact our Con-gressional delegation to pass this mini-mal measure NOW!

Many retirees with 401K funds haveseen substantial losses in their plans re-sulting in a decrease in income. We hopeany “stimulus plan” will offer help tothose retirees who have been hurt - espe-cially people in the lower income bracket.

Carl pledged the Retiree LegislativeCommittee will continue to work to meetthe concerns of all members and inviteothers to partcipate and get involved.

Helen Lowe reported she recentlyspent three weeks in Canada and talkedto people from throughout Canada andEurope about their socialized medicine.

She talked to over 100 people who wereall very satisfied with their health careand noted that reports they have to waitfor coverage are false.

Gene Hoglund reported he continuesto be involved in the Alaskan Way Via-duct stakeholders’ meeting. He noted aparkway option has been unveiled byHouse Speaker Frank Chopp. It wouldhave a park on top with a roadway in themiddle section. Gene has endorsed thisoption and believes it is the best option tokeep traffic moving.

John Guevarra noted that about 28%of Union members still supported Re-publican candidates. While the majoritychose the right path, we should helpeducate the others to better understandthe issues. He thanked everyone who hasvolunteered during the election and beena part of the Retiree Legislative Com-mittee. He also encouraged our retireesto get involved in the Alliance for Re-tired Americans and thanked Leroy andHelen Miller for their efforts in the ARA.

A motion was made to donate $50 tothe Salvation Army soup line. M/S/P.

Birthdays & Anniversaries: JamesEvanson,Gene Debs, and Michael Kellercelebrated birthdays in November. An-niversaries included: John & HelenPompeo (60 years), Dan & ArdieStachlowski (52 years).

The meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

District 751 Mourns the Loss of Orville Hays

Retirees meet every Monday at the Seattle Union Hall at 11 a.m.

Retirees were treated to pumpkin pie for dessert at theNovember meeting.

Orville Hays served asBusiness Rep for over 10years before helping formthe IAM/Boeing Health &Safety Institute.

pany counterparts. After about an hour,Orville who had torn apart a paper bagand was scribbling on it announced, ‘Igot it.’ He then showed us what becamethe IAM/Boeing Health and Safety Insti-tute logo.Orville noted thewings off the Boeing To-tem and the outer edge ofthe Machinist Gear and withthe family in the middleshow who we are and whowe represent because it isjust as important to theUnion members’ familythat they return home safeeveryday from work. 18years later that logo stillpresents who we are.”

Gayl added, “Orvillehad a way of cooling a situ-ation when things gotheated in the early days ofHSI with a quick one liner

that in most cases stopped us in ourtracks. He truly cared for the workers. Iwill miss him.”

Yet Orville’s involvement in the Uniondates back long before he was full-time

staff or Rep. Orville servedtwo terms on the DistrictCouncil, worked his wayup through Local Lodgeleadership positions in-cluding serving as Local FRecording Secretary andPresident. Orville origi-nally hired into Boeing inthe early 1940’s as a finalassembly mechanic on B-29’s. He was drafted intothe Army and after com-pleting his duty, he rehiredinto Renton Final Assem-bly as a Rigger on the C-97airplanes in the fall of 1948.During that time, he par-

ticipated in two NLRB elections returningjurisdiction over the hourly workforce ofBoeing to District 751. From Renton FinalAssembly, he transferred to Quality Con-trol and eventually made his way to pre-flight in Everett on the 747 program.

Retired Business Rep Jim Gepford,who worked with Orville for many yearsas a Business Rep, noted, “Orville was afriend who would go to the wall for you.He believed what is right is right andwould never back down from a fight –whether it was with a supervisor or an-other Union Rep. That is what made himsuch a good rep for the members. Youalways knew Orville was on your sideand could depend on him.”

Through his many years at the Union,servicing the membership and protect-ing their rights were always Orville’s toppriorities - whether contractual or in thesafety arena.

Purchase tickets at Retired Club Meetings or call Kewanda (206) 764-0302

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KWIK-LIFT VEHICLE LIFT, 7,000 lb. ca-pacity. Heavy duty use. Adjustable (14’ 0” /14’ 9” / 15’ 6”). Wheel bases up to 168”.$1,000. 206-755-1092

VINTAGE X-C8 EDELBROCK INTAKE W/CARBS. Fits small block. Two 500 CFMEdelbrock 4 barrels. Comes with 2 air cleaners,fuel line and linkage. $800. 206-755-1092

CANOPY for 8’ pickup. Aluminum, high-gloss black. No leaks, no dents, 4 tintedwindows, lockable, lightweight. Paid $650,asking $250. Call George at 360-249-4432

ENGINE STAND, heavy duty, 750 lbs. $25.206-762-1117

2001 JEEP WRANGLER soft top, used once,like new, $200 OBO. 509-587-2006

16” TIRES AND WHEELS, fits on GrandPrix, 2 yrs old. Excellent condition, no scratchesor dents on chrome wheels, full tread. $800OBO. Call 206-883-7796 for more info

JOHN DEERE 1 1/2 hp engine with newmagneto hit and miss. $775. 206-242-6905

EVINRUDE 6 HP LONG SHAFT OUT-BOARD TROLLING MOTOR. Runs excel-lent. $325. 206-762-1117

14’ FIBERGLASS LARSON with trailer. 65hp Mercury motor. $1,500. 253-939-0146

THE SMOKEHOUSE & MORE would likeyou to order early for the holidays. Getdelicious smoked prime rib, free range tur-keys (fresh & smoked), double smoked bone-in & boneless ham, smoked salmon and othermeats, salads, etc. Call 1-360-886-9293 toplace your order or visit us in Black Diamondat 32721 Railroad Ave.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHINGTO DO IN YOUR RETIREMENT? SunsetView Garden Club meets the third Thursdayof each month at the Golden Pine Apart-ments, 2901 10th NE, Renton, WA. Every-one is welcome. Contact 425-255-8195 or425-255-0859 for more information

PHOTOGRAPHER. VERY affordable digi-tal wedding photography. Save money. Alsoavailable for family portraits, senior picturesand special events. Call about Spring andSummer events now. 206-240-9773

30% DISCOUNT FOR DUMP TRUCK.Malavotte Construction. 360-825-6417. I canoffer dump truck services, which includedelivery of soil, fill dirt, gravel etc. Alsoremoval if you have a machine to load it. Thetruck can carry 12 yards. 30% discount off,except cost of material from a supplier as Ihave no control over their pricing.

ADULT FAMILY HOME. We enjoy assist-ing and caring for adults with daily livingactivities in Edmonds home 24/7. Dementiaand mental health certified. 425-673-6428

GOLD’S GYM, RENTON, 10728 NE CarrRd. Take advantage of Special Boeing Em-ployee Rate - simply present your Boeing badgefor discount! Family Owned & Operated byBoeing Employee Michael Cavaiani, a strongUnion brother! One time processing fee of $49,single monthly membership dues of $29, fam-ily add-ons $20. Personal Training rates avail-able at $49 per session (reg $60). 425-793-5457

JOIN THE EVERETT BOEINGSTRATOCRUISERS CAR CLUBwww.stratocruiserscarclub.com or phone 425-355-0127. We cruise on Friday nights at “JackIn The Box” in Lynnwood, 3 pm to dusk.

EXPERIENCED OPERATOR with excava-tor and dump trailer. Digging, grading, clear-ing or prep work to facilitate landscapingchanges. Licensed, bonded, insured. CallKevin at 206-250-1641

NEED LIFE INSURANCE, annuity for tax-deferred growth, long-term care, home care?Give me a call. As a laid-off 751 memberwho is now an insurance agent, I can helpyou plan for retirement. Call me today at425-646-5444 ext. 208, ask for Maureen.

JOIN THE EVERETT BOEINGSTRATOCRUISERS CAR CLUBwww.stratocruiserscarclub.com or phone425-355-0127. We cruise on Friday nights atWendy’s in Silver Lake just north of Costcofrom 3 pm to dusk.

LAKE TAPPS BACKFLOW. For all yourbackflow testing and repair needs. $5 dis-count for members. $10 discount for seniorsand veterans. Licensed, bonded, insured - aservice disabled, veteran-owned small busi-ness. Call 253-217-7751 or e-maillaketappsbackflow@comcast.net

DENTAL BENEFITS. Save up to 80% ondental. $19.95 per mo – no waiting period, allpre-existing conditions, entire household.Call Tommy at 360-631-2221

NEED ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES(Wills, Trusts, Probate assistance)? Contactthe Law Office of Kelli B. Marletto, LLC.206-919-8337

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINTING.Licensed, bonded, insured. 30 yrs. experience– FREE estimates. excellentpainting@q.comor call Tom at 253-630-5206

YEN NAILS GRAND OPENING SPECIALDISCOUNT for Boeing Employees. Mani-cure and spa pedicure – $25; Fill – $14; Fullset – $22; Facial – $30. Hair, any service,25% off. Walk-ins welcome. 6606 220th StSW, Mountlake Terrace, WA. 425-778-0414

FREE: Radio and record player console,dark mahogany. Needs electrical work. 206-323-6829

BROTHER MFC8300 3-IN-1 LASER multi-function center, multi-page fax, copier, printer.Has ink and works. Doesn’t have manual (butcan get one on Amazon) and no PC software.Comes with AC adapter and phone cord. Mea-sures 12.7 x 17.1 x 17.4” and weighs approx.26.5 lbs. In good cond. $55. 425-432-6134

BEAUTIFUL KIMBALL CONSOLE PIANOw/padded bench. Exc. cond., pecan finish,carved legs, warm sound. Appraised for $3,500,asking $1,800 OBO. 509-699-8344 after 5 pm

BRASS/GLASS DINING TABLE, 7 ft.heavy duty glass table top, sits on 2 brasspedestals. 6 chairs and 4 bar stools, all areblue velveteen with brass arms/base. $250OBO. 425-235-8147

36” WHITE GAS RANGE & large oven. 5burners with griddle. Premier brand, USA/Union made $400. 206-367-0288

DOWNSIZING to an apartment. Selling fur-niture, leather sofa & loveseat, washer &dryer, automotive tools, chain saw, Jet brandtable saw w/accessories. Items must be goneby end of November. 253-267-6343

OAK DESK with small and large drawer oneach side, good shape. Suitable for studentdesk or office, large enough for computeruse. $85 OBO. 425-235-8147

KONA, HAWAII oceanfront condo. Enjoy2 BDRM/2 BATH fully equipped condo –pool, jacuzzi, private lanai, DSL, color TVw/VCR/DVD. $985-$1,100/wk.www.banyantreecondo.com. 206-938-9214

3 BDRM/2.75 BATH HOME. Lg. openkitchen, daylight basement, fenced yard, hottub, out bldg., patio, RV parking, hard woodfloor/vinyl and new carpet. Two fireplaces,bath off master, dbl windows. Bonney Lakeschools/shopping. $248,000. Call Ken at 253-863-9664 or 253-632-1430 for more info

NEW! 2008 4 BDRM/2 BATH HOME. 2,112sq ft, finished 2-car garage, RV/boat park-ing, vinyl siding, 12x18 patio, low “E” win-dows (vinyl) on cul-de-sac. Lg. mud room,vaulted ceilings. Assessed value $253,810,asking $224,950. 360-275-0974

3 BDRM HOME, huge .25 acre lot. New roofand windows, fully fenced backyard, pellet andwood burning stoves, large deck. South HillPuyallup. Call 253-845-8360 for more info

FOR RENT: 3 BDRM/3 BATH condo inManson, 7 miles out of Chelan. Fully fur-nished, garage. For rent part or full-time.Call Paula and Ken Hofmann at 360-691-1016 leave msg.

ADULT FAMILY HOME located in BonneyLake has private/semi-private rooms avail-able. New construction custom home. Call253-447-8306 for more info

4 BDRM/3 BATH NEW HOME, EmeraldLake, 2,112 sq ft. Finished 2-car garage w/opened RV parking, ice maker, low “E”windows, 30 yr. roof, 12x18 patio, cul-de-sac, .60 acre, greenbelt. Assessed value$253,810, asking $224,950. 360-275-0974

TASCO 300 POWER MICROSCOPE withaccessories; model #60300-0. Bright red plas-tic. Has 3 powers: 100X, 200X and 300X.The microscope measures 8 5/8”H x 4 7/8”W. Unused and in original boxes. Have 9left – $15 each. 425-432-6134

CLASSIC HAMILTON BEACHMILKSHAKE MIXER, the classic greencolor with a 28 oz. stainless steel cup. Mea-sures 14 1/2” x 5 1/4” x 6 3/4”. Has no box,new condition. $36. 425-432-6134

DOG RUN, chain link fenced & covered, 5 ftx 10 ft, $100. 206-367-0288

WINTER COAT, gray with black velvettrimmed hood. Size 10P. Black skirt, size 14.Call 425-746-4742 for more info

SUNJEL FUEL, 13 oz cans, unopened. I have 29of them. Each can of fuel burns up to 3 hours andgives off 3,000 BTUs of heat. All unused. Mostcans are dented, but doesn’t affect burning. $2.60each can or $70 for all. 425-432-6134

LUGGAGE SET. Retro hard sided avocadogreen 4 pc luggage set with 1 key. All storeinside each other for easy storage. Medium ismissing front plate on handle, but still carry-able by handle. Also the inside pocket has ahole in it. Otherwise, all in good condition.$55. 425-432-6134

NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM COF-FEE MUGS (1982). Set of 8 with all differ-ent scenes. All in mint condition. $45 for set.425-432-6134

RETRO 70’S CHILDREN TOYS: FlippityFlyer with Loop the Loop Action, ages 3-8, boxis a little worn and taped but toys are in exc.cond., $30. Crazy Loco, ages 3-10, box is a littleworn but toys are in exc. cond., $30. Big LoaderConstruction Set (1977), box is a little worn buttoys are in exc. cond. and stickers are still notapplied, $30. 425-432-6134

FOR SALE: Beautiful gold & ivory angel,has molded face and hands. White featherwings, hands are holding a white bead chainand ball ornament. Measures 16”H x 8”W. Invery good condition. $12. 425-432-6134

FOR SALE: (2) lg. red silk Christmas poin-settias. Have large blossoms with foilwrapped pots, about 21”H x 21”W. In newcondition. $25 ea. 425-432-6134

FOR SALE: (2) lg. strings of multi-coloredornament garland, very pretty. Each stringmeasures 9 1/2 ft. long. Bulbs are 2.5” indiameter. Each string has 48 bulbs. Indoor/outdoor, new condition. $15 ea. 425-432-6134

GLASS ORNAMENT OIL LAMPS, 9 vari-ous sizes with filigree and plaid in colors of red,blue and green. Sizes vary from 2.5”H to 5”H.Unused; have never had oil in them. Newcondition. $6 ea or $50 for all. 425-432-6134

ICA-21 AIRCRAFT TRANSCEIVER, over20 channels, $125. HD Clark 10-30 headset,$125. New Pacesetter Performance 200 72”propeller – did not pass certification foraircraft, $150. 253-265-0982

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60’ COPPER COIL, 3/4”, still in box. $150.206-363-6596SEARS KENMORE ZIG-ZAG SEWING MACHINE, Model 1303.Extras and food peddle. $125 OBO. 253-941-3690

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Send popcorn toour troops for Christmas and support Cub Scoutsat the same time. Go to my website and click onthe popcorn link. www.951-in-iraq.com

FOR SALE: 36” x 80” white metal door; nocasing, hinges or locks. Never installed.Couple of minor scrapes but in good shape.$50. 206-755-1092

38 GALLON AQUARIUM. 12”W x 19”H x36”L with laminated oak stand, hood with light,decorative rocks, pump. $75. 425-745-6423

LIONEL TRAIN SETS AND K-LINES. Call425-413-0720 for details and price

BISSELL CARPET SHAMPOOER, canis-ter-type. $35. 206-762-1117

DEER AND ELK SKINS, no hair. Call 425-432-6456 for more info

JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST! Retirees fromKent Shop 2-2165, 18-62 Bldg. Contact Clintat clintbonnie@hotmail.com for date and place

JOHN DEERE 1 1/2 hp engine with newmagneto hit and miss. $775. 206-242-6905

ABSOLUTELY MUST SELL – 2 lots side-by-side in upper location. $3,500 OBO. 425-747-5437

DOUBLE-DEPTH LAWN CRYPT, gravew/cave, double-depth box. Two openingsand closings. Gethsemane Cemetery, Fed-eral Way. Granite foundation for bronzememorial plus care/setting fee. Valued at$6,500, sell for $5,000. 509-891-9555

40 ACRES W/CABIN, 16 miles east ofTonasket WA. Furniture and appliances in-cluded, well and septic already in. Contactwww.hannarealty.com for more info and pic-tures. 253-951-6586

1.75 ACRES IN WEST OLYMPIA, 230’ x330’, amenities close to center of property.Gated, septic system approved; also well andnatural gas. Call 425-277-8708 for more info

5 ACRES on hillside with lots of trees. Pri-vacy and seclusion but only a few minutesfrom all amenities. Underground power andtelephone in street. $79,821. 360-435-2430

2000 FLEETWOOD PROWLER TRAVELTRAILER, 29 ft. Huge awning and slide-out, loaded, queen bed in back, dbl door.Valued at $14,000, asking $11,500. SmokeyPoint area. 360-645-0711 or 425-422-6776

1995 FRONTIER FLYER MOTORHOME,Class A, 30 ft., many upgrades. Only 49Kmiles, great condition, 454 Chevy, backupcamera, walk-around queen bed. $17,000OBO. 360-275-3966

1995 AIRSTREAM RV, 30 ft., 38,295 miles,.454 Chevy gas. New tires, batteries, fridge,TV, shower. No smoking. $54,999. 206-323-6829

2006 SUN VALLEY X-TREME LITE XT180travel trailer, 18 ft. fiberglass trailer. 2,900 lbsdry weight, ext meas. 19’5”L x 7’6”W x 8’4”H,sleeps 4. Fully self-contained. With all com-forts of home: a front queen bed, bath, kitchen,dinette, AC, microwave, & much more. Pricedat today’s blue book $13,600. 425-432-6134

SHOTGUNS. Ithaca Model 37 pump 12-gaugeFeatherlite; Remington Model 870 Wingmaster12-gauge Magnum, 3” chamber. Both in exccond. $375 ea. 360-675-6946

NORDIC TRACK SKI EXERCISER, usedless than 2 hrs, all info included, $325 OBO.Weight bench and weights, $60. 253-941-3690

(2) 10-SPEED BICYCLES, 1 man’s and 1woman’s. Call 360-802-2074 for more info

1940 FARMALL A, 12-volt. Great tin, newpaint, new starter, lights, rear wheel weights.$3,000. 425-337-6127

CLASSIC 1966 FORD FALCON, 2-door,289 V8, runs. 206-244-2306

2005 SCREAMING EAGLE FAT BOYHARLEY DAVIDSON, 15th AnniversaryEdition – only 600 made in blue and brushedmetal. Vance & Hines pipes. Showroom con-dition, great on gas! $25,000. 360-652-3650

1965 FORD PICKUP with canopy. Must sell,runs good. Call 425-235-8255 for more info

1984 FORD CLUB WAGON VAN, 6 cyl.New water pump, carburetor, brakes, dis-tributor, tires. Looks & runs good. $1,195.206-854-1700

TOYOTA, 1989 CAMRY, 4 door LE, oneowner, always garaged, AT, cruise control,great gas mileage, 121939 miles, dark bluepearl, exc. $2,800. 425-226-8247

1998 NISSAN ALTIMA, CD, radio, runs &drives great. Well maintained, good mechani-cal cond, AT trans, 2.4l. $3,500. 425-834-0454

2006 PONTIAC G6, 36,000 miles. Auto/PW/PL/AC/4-dr. Exc. cond. Student – mustsell! $2,500 OBO. 206-313-2548

2007 KIA RONDO LX V6, 14,000 mi. Blackw/beige interior, exc. cond., 5-dr/5-pass,power SWL, 6 air bags, esc, air, alarm, AM/FM stereo, disc player, more. Mint - $14,500OBO. Call 425-235-8147 for more info

1990 CHEVY CAPRICE WAGON, maroon,95,000 mi, 305 V8. Runs great. $900 OBO.206-852-3846

1996 JIMMY SLT 4WD SUV. One owner,78,000 mi, leather, loaded, well maintained,service records avail. $6,750 OBO. 206-940-4962

1981 C-10 CHEV TRUCK, side-step. $1,500OBO. Ravensdale area, 425-432-9387

Tournament Raises $2,200 for Hardship FundLocal C’s annual fall golf tournament usually

raises money for the political arm of the Union(MNPL). However, since the members at Boeingwere on strike, Local C leadership decided todonate the proceeds of this year’s tournament tothe Hardship Fund - to help our members inneed. The event raised more than $2,200 for thehardship fund.

Members turned out for a day of fun and agood distraction from the picket lines on Satur-day, September 27th.

After completing 18 holes at Enumclaw Golf

Course, members were treated to an exceptionalbarbecue feast courtesy of Barbecue Bob Betsworth.

Special thanks to the following who helped orga-nize and run the tournament: Mark and Cindy Johnson,Jimmy Darrah, Joe Crockett, Ron Coen, Mark Brown,Wayne Haddenham, Keith Elliot, Cliff Goetsch, ScottMcKenzie, Bob Pringle, Paul Burton, John Carter,Linda Heffernan, and Mark Blondin. Special thanksto General Vice President Rich Michalski who per-sonally donated more than $800 to ensure the eventwas a success.

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LOS ANGELES - Neil Youngdecided he wouldn’t be “Rockin’ inthe Free World” at The Forum in LosAngeles in October. He canceled hisconcert rather than cross a picket linescheduled to form there during theshow.

The 62-year-old rocker-activistsays he was told a local faction of theInternational Alliance of TheatricalStage Employees union planned topicket the show. Young and his wifeare honorary lifetime members ofthe union, which is striking againstThe Forum’s owner, Faithful Cen-tral Bible Church, because of con-tract disputes.Young, whose hits in-clude 1989’s “Rockin’ in the FreeWorld,” says he is “extremely disap-pointed to have to choose betweensatisfying my fans or backing mybrothers and sisters of the IATSE.”

Neil Young Won’tCross Picket Line,Cancels Concert

Above: RickMcKinney puttsas Jim Robertsand Chuck Craftlook on.

Left: 2nd place: L to R: Rich Michalski, Bruce Spalding,Mark Johnson and Mark Blondin.

The 1stplace teamconsistedof: JeffStarkey,Bob Stahl(who alsowon closestto the pin),John Carterand RonCoen.

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Members who served picket duty in

Everett should be thankful that 751-mem-

ber Paul Richards and his father Frank (a

retired member) stepped forward to help

during the strike. Paul reported to the

Everett hall nearly every day of the 57-

day strike – rain or shine – working more

than 8 hours each day. Paul believed it

was important to ensure that all the gates

at the Everett site had an adequate wood

supply for the picketers reporting for

duty.

From the first night of the strike when

he delivered burn

barrels to the gates

to the final Satur-

day night when he

cleaned up the

gates, Paul was

there to help.

“I wanted to get

more involved

with the Union,

and the strike pro-

vided me that op-

portunity,” stated

Paul. “The first few

days I was on the picket line every day.

Then I heard someone say we need people

to take wood to the burn barrels, so I did.

At the end of the day they said see you

tomorrow so I just kept coming every

day – splitting and delivering wood. They

had my cell phone so if a gate ran out of

wood, they could let me know and that

would be my first delivery. It was a

continual process.”

His father Frank, who is a retired 751-

member, was also tenacious on wood

duty and put in many long days. His

wife, Diane, even came to help on prac-

tically every Saturday – making it a

Strikes are nothing new for 751-mem-

ber Millie Hughes. In fact since she origi-

nally hired into Boeing Wichita in 1951,

she has walked the picket line in six

different strikes. In each strike, she rec-

ognized the importance of volunteering,

and this year’s strike was no different.

Throughout the 57-day strike, you

could regularly find Millie at the Everett

Hall – helping people change their picket

duty to better accommodate their sched-

ule, checking in picketers, and just as-

sisting others. The same was true three

years ago when we struck for 28 days.

Several days a week, she was there to

help with whatever needed to be done.

“I was glad to see so many members

coming to serve picket duty. It’s

everyone’s responsibility to serve picket

duty and keep the strike going,” stated

Millie.

Her Union participation in the con-

tract process began long before the strike.

“I took part in all the marches except

the last one. In all my years, I have never

seen so many people participate. The

solidarity was incredible and inspired a

new generation of members - you would

Members “Log” In TimeDuring Strike

family project.

The hard work and diligence did not

go unnoticed. Many of the Business Reps

and staff offered to fill his gas tank or

reimburse him for fuel. Rather than ac-

cept their offers, Paul told them to do-

nate what they would have given him to

the hardship fund – that way his volun-

teer work was helping others.

It is through this commitment and

diligence that the strike was successful

and membership solidarity was main-

tained. Thanks to Paul, Frank and all the

other members who stepped up to do

more than just their picket duty during

the strike.

have thought Boeing would have gotten

the message,” said Millie. “I was abso-

lutely flabbergasted with the 87 percent

strike vote. The younger members did a

great job. They stayed with the more

senior members who had experience and

learned what to do. It is great to have that

solidarity in the Union.”

She has watched many changes over

the years since she hired into Boeing in

March of 1951 in Wichita after graduat-

ing from high school. She moved to the

Everett division in April 1968 - working

in the blueprint files. She is in the same

job title, but has incorporated changing

technology into her daily work. In her

many years at Everett, her most memo-

rable moment was when she spoke at the

rollout of the 1,000th 747 to a crowd of

nearly 20,000.

“That was the biggest thing I ever

did,” Millie noted.

For now, she is just proud of the

membership’s solidarity and hopes those

who became active in the Union during

the strike will continue their participa-

tion levels to ensure our Union remains

strong for the future.

Hughes Does More Than Walk the Line

Miniature Strike Sign MomentosWhat can you do with the miniature wooden picket

sign? You could slap a magnet on the back, and you’vegot a nice trophy from the strike-line to display on yourfridge. Glue a pin to it and you can secure it on a purse,in your car or even hang it on your Christmas tree. TyStaley recommends taking it to work and putting itsomewhere on your desk or computer. No matter whatyou decide to do with your miniature strike sign, it willserve as the perfect reminder of the sacrifices that ourmembers made in the 2008 Strike.

Ty Staley, a member of District 751 since 1985, intro-duced his miniature strike signs at the Angle Lake Rallyin August. Initially, he thought he might try to sell thetrinkets, but ultimately he decided that he would givethem away as a morale booster. The small tokens wentover so well that when he asked some fellow membersat the Rally how many they thought he should make,they replied that 27,000 sounded like the right number.Though he hasn’t made that many, he did use all of thematerials that he had on-hand to create the number of

wooden signs that are currently in circulation.A ‘Stirring Competition’

The 2008 Strike was not a boring time for the Staleyhousehold. On top of the creation of unique striketokens, Ty and his wife Debbie busied themselves

preparing for a challenge that they hadbeen anticipating for months – the WorldChampionship Invitational Barbeque. Inorder to qualify to compete in the annualcompetition, the Staleys had to land amajor cookoff, and they did just that in2007. That year the two of them, undertheir team name “Smokin’ Ty’s BBQ,”won the Washington Championship atAlki Beach. There, they beat twenty-twoother teams and were put on the fast-track to represent Washington State inthe Jack Daniels World Championship.

With a competition start date of Octo-ber 24, Machinists members Ty andDebbie – who were both on strike againstthe Boeing Company - faced a hard de-cision about whether or not their dwin-dling strike fund would support their trip

Staleys Take Smokin’ Ty’s BBQ on the Roadto Lynchburg, Tennessee. Afterdeciding that they could not af-ford to take the trip that wouldcost them over $2,000, theirfriends stepped up to the plate tomake sure that they got there torepresent Washington. In an in-terview, Ty said that if it hadn’tbeen for all of their friends andfellow Machinists, they wouldhave never been able to partici-pate in the competition. But,thanks to generosity and a wholelot of fundraiser planning, thecouple was able to raise enoughmoney to get them there and back.

Looking back on his experi-ence in Lynchburg, Ty said that hewas definitely glad they were ableto make the trip – and thankful to all of those who boughttheir barbequed meats, came to their garage sale, andvisited them as they barbequed on the picket lines inMukilteo. “My friends and the community definitelystepped up to get us there.” Competing beside represen-tatives from each of the other 49 states, as well as 14international representatives, Ty and Debbie had theirwork cut out for them during the two-day cook-off.There was a sense of mild disappointment that theydidn’t place higher, but both Ty and Debbie had enthu-siasm as they talked about the competition.

Trained under a barbeque expert they met at a carshow years ago, Ty and Debbie are ready to compete inthe World Championships again. If and when they do,Washington and the many Machinists brothers andsisters that have come to know and crave “Smokin’ Ty’sBBQ” will be eagerly waiting for word that the couplelanded the world title. After all, with the savory aromasthat filled the picket lines fresh in the minds of many,how could their delicious concoctions not win?

Paul Richardsand his fatherFrank were anintegral partof keepingwood at theEverett gates.

Ty Staley mademiniaturewooden picketsigns

During the strike, 751 members Ty and DebbieStaley competed in the world BBQ championship.

Thanks to support of family and friends, 751 members Ty andDebbie Staley took their “Smokin’ Ty’s BBQ” to Lynchburg,Tennessee to compete in the world BBQ championship.

Despite being in sixstrikes, 751member MillieHughes (r) doesmore than just herpicket duty. Sheregularlyvolunteered at theEverett Union Hallthroughout the 57-day strike.