LETTER OF
UNDERSTANDING NO. 8
SUBJECT: AOG ASSIGNMENTS
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group employees
on emergency field assignments relating to airplane on ground (AOG) involving
overnight travel from their home location to a location where the Company has not
established an operation, and when such travel is covered by the Company's
Business Travel procedures, shall not be subject to the provisions of Sections
5.3, 6.9 and 6.10 of the Agreement.
The employee's work schedule status will be
as follows:
(1) No
shift identification will be assigned.
(2) The
work week will be from 1:00 a.m. Monday to 1:00 a.m. the following Monday.
(3) Monday
through Friday will be designated as regular workdays.
(4) Saturday
will be designated as the first day of rest and Sunday will be designated as
the second day of rest.
Wage payment basis will be as follows:
(1) The
employee shall receive at least eight (8) hours pay at Labor Grade 8 9 for each regular workday, to include weekends, which
the employee works or is available for work.
(2) The
employee's regular rate shall include his or her base rate plus the applicable
Cost of Living rate and the non-regular workweek premium rate of 75¢ $2.00
per hour.
(3) For
the first eight (8) hours worked on other than a day of rest, the employee
shall be paid at his or her regular rate.
(4) For
time worked in excess of eight (8) hours on other than a day of rest, the
employee shall be paid at his or her regular rate for one and one-half times
the hours worked through the first two (2) hours and double the hours
continuously worked thereafter.
(5) For
time worked on the first day of rest the employee shall be paid at his or her
regular rate for one and one-half times the hours worked through the first
eight (8) hours of work and twice the hours continuously worked thereafter.
(6) For
time worked on the second day of rest the employee shall be paid at his or her
regular rate for twice the hours continuously worked.
(7) For
Company holidays which occur during a travel assignment employees shall receive
eight (8) hours' holiday pay, and in addition, for time worked on a holiday,
the employee shall be paid at his or her regular rate for twice the hours
worked.
The following telephone and laundry
allowance will be authorized:
(1) An
employee will be authorized to telephone his or her home at Company expense in
accordance with applicable Company policy.
Where available, the Company's BTN system will be used. When necessary to use conventional
long-distance service, the employee will be reimbursed for the cost of the
call, provided the call is of reasonable duration.
(2) An
employee on a travel assignment will be reimbursed for the cost of any laundry
service which is reasonable and necessary in accordance with applicable Company
policy.
The
Employees on intercontinental travel
assignments for which time enroute exceeds twelve (12) eight (8)
continuous hours will not be required to work their regular shift on the date
of departure and will receive a minimum of eight (8) hours pay for that
day. When travel time enroute to a
customer work location exceeds twelve (12) continuous hours, a minimum of twelve
(12) hours rest will be provided prior to beginning work whenever possible
within customer required schedules.
Employees
returning from such a travel assignment will be allowed twelve (12) hours
between time of arrival at the home terminal, or clearance from U. S. Customs
in the case of employees returning from international locations, and the start
of their next regular shift assignment.
Employees will be granted leave with pay for any unworked portion of
their assigned shift which falls within this twelve (12)-hour period provided
they report for work at the applicable time so described in this
provision. Exception to the above
provision will be in the case where the twelve (12)-hour period extends beyond
the end of the employee's regularly scheduled lunch period, in which case the
employee will not be required to report for work and will be paid for the
entire shift. Employees
returning from travel assignment on other than assigned return date, as
requested by employee, will be compensated at the assigned return date rate.
Dated: September 29, 2005 4, 2008
By:___________________________ By:________________________
Date: _________________________ Date:______________________