ARTICLE 16

STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS

Section 1.

A. During the term of this Agreement, and regardless of whether an unfair labor practice is alleged, there shall be no slowdowns, picketing, boycotts, cessation of work, strikes (sympathy or other), interference with the business of the Company or other disruptive activities by employees or the Union, and no lockouts by the Company.

B. Any employee violating this provision shall be subject to whatever disciplinary action may be warranted.

Section 2.

The Union will not directly or indirectly authorize, encourage or approve any refusal on the part of employees to proceed to the location of normal work assignment where no rare or unusual physical hazard is involved in proceeding to such location.

Section 3.

Subject to Article 17, Section 3, the above prohibition on strikes shall not be binding on the Union sixty (60) days after notice has been served on the Company pursuant to Section 8(d) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, when no agreement for a new contract has been reached.

Section 4.

Recognizing the unique relationship of the GKN facility within the BOEING operation, the IAM commits that any labor dispute involving any union and BOEING in the Puget Sound Area operation will have no effect on the GKN facility or operation thereof.