of September 29, 2005
BETWEEN
THE BOEING
COMPANY
and
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
AND
AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO
and
CERTAIN
DISTRICTS AND LOCAL LODGES THEREOF
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the 29th day
of September, 2005, by and between The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation
(the term “the Company” being hereinafter deemed in each instance to refer to
such corporation), and the International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, and those of its lodges now and hereafter
representing employees of the Company in the units described in Article 1 (the
term “the Union” being hereinafter deemed in each instance to refer to the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, and to
each such district or local lodge in reference respectively to the collective
bargaining unit with which it is identified and the employees therein);
WITNESSETH that
WHEREAS, the parties
have negotiated the terms and conditions of a Collective Bargaining Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”), relating to employees of the
Company represented by the Union and more particularly described in this
Agreement and to the wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment
of such employees, and the parties desire to reduce the Agreement to writing;
and whereas the terms “Primary Location” and “Remote Location,” as used in this
Agreement and the appendices hereto respectively shall have the following
meanings: “Primary Location” shall refer
to a major base of Company operations designated by the Company as a Primary
Location such as “Seattle-Renton,” “Wichita” or “Portland.” “Remote Location” shall refer to a Company
operation located in an area away from a Primary Location and designated by the
Company as a Remote Location of a particular Primary Location, such as
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Plant 77 (
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto
agree as follows: