2010 Boeing Negotiation Updates
Most of the membership employed at Boeing returned the survey questionnaire in a timely manner. We want to thank you for completing the survey as it gives the Negotiating Team an even greater insight in what issues the general population represented by 837 are the most important. The Negotiating Team used the data in the past few weeks to develop proposals for improving your wages, benefits, and working conditions. The results given here are in summary form to make it easier to determine what the major issues are and what the focus of the negotiating process should be geared towards.
Very few felt their job is very secure (8%) while one-third of the respondents felt their job was not secure at all (32%).
The greatest majority works on first shift (79%) with a small segment working third shift (6%).
The breakdown of the respondents job categories are:
Assembly (45%)
Support (14%)
Tooling (11%)
Flight (11%)
Process (5%)
Maintenance A (5%)
Maintenance B (4%)
Utility (1%)
Munitions (1%)
Other (4%)
A vast majority rated the need for a decent General Wage Increase to be high Important, Very Important or Essential to accepting the new contract (85%) while a very small number felt it is not important at all (3%).
A slight majority did not feel a reduction in reducing the time it takes to reach the maximum rate of pay to be important (26%), however; an equal number rated this issue as Very Important or Essential (13% & 13%).
A majority of respondents placed improvements to the Cost of Living Adjustments as Very Important or Essential (34% & 25%) while a small number felt is was not important at all (2%).
The need to improve Lump Sum followed a similar response with a small number indicating this was not important (9%) with the greatest majority believing it to important or Very Important (33% & 25%).
The responses to the need for Improved Pension Plans confirmed what the District Leadership has known for a long time. A huge majority rated this as Essential (64%) while a small number felt it was Not Important (1%). A good number felt it to be Very Important (24%).
The need to Improve the Savings Plans showed many respondents felt the issue was Very Important or Essential (31% & 34%) with another small number indicating it is Not Important (2%).
A majority felt Improvements to Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage to be essential (45%, 39%, 37%) with a great many indicating it is Very Important (32%, 31%, 37%).
Improvements to Accident & Sickness Coverage and Improved Life Insurance Coverage showed a very small number felt these were Not Important (3% & 4%) with the greater majority rating the issues as Very Important or Essential (62% & 53%).
Improvements to the Cost of Living Diversion to help offset retiree insurance premiums showed a significant group felt this is Import, Very Important or Essential (24%, 24%, & 29%) with a small group rating it as Not Important (11%).
The majority rated Increased Paid Holidays as Important or Very Important (32% & 20%) with similar ratings in the need for More Vacation Time (25% & 27%) with a good number feeling these to be Essential (13% & 24%).
Many respondents felt Improved Sick Leave Benefits to be Import, Very Important or Essential (29%, 29%, & 27%) with a few feeling it is Slightly Important (11%).
Most rated an Increase in Paid Bereavement, Jury, and Military Time Off as Slightly Important or Important (23% & 34%) with a few feeling it is Essential (12%).
The majority felt Improved Seniority Language to be Important (30%) with a significant number rating this as Very Important or Essential (25% & 29%).
A good majority felt Improved Job Security and Limitations on Out-sourcing to be Essential (57% & 66%) with very few rating it as Not Important (1% & 1%).
One-third of the respondents rated the need for an Increase in Work Design as Important (37%) with most agreeing it is Very Important or Essential (24% & 16%).
When asked to select the top three issues to which the
respondent would consider a Strike Issue, the following responses were
made:
Job Security (68%)
Pension Increases (64%)
Medical Cost Containment (60%)
General Wage Increase (41%)
Improved Cost of Living Adjustments (15%)
Improved Savings Plan (9%)
Increased holiday/vacation (8%)
A great majority is willing to attend special contract meetings at the Hall (83%) and pass out leaflets (655%)
Most were not in favor of phone banking members about contract issues (67%) but almost all are willing to wear buttons or T-shirts supporting the Union at work (93%).
Three-fourths of the respondents are willing to talk with co-workers about attending contract campaign events (75%) with a good many willing to attend parking lot meetings with co-workers before or after work (69%).
The IAM Journal has significant readership most or all of the time (25% & 18%) with a third reading it some of the time (33%) and about a tenth indicating they read the Journal little of the time for information(10%). Similar results were shown for the District Paper ((26%, 20%, 32% &11%).
The Union Bulletins and shop boards appear to be read at greater rates for information with two-thirds reading them most or all fo the time (33% & 37%).
The IAM web page and District Web Page is not used to obtain information as much as other means of communications with slightly less than half using them most or all of the time (IAM 30%, 14%, & 7% : District 28%, 15%, & 8%)
Almost half of the respondents have between 20 and 30 years of service (49%) with about one-quarter exceeding 30 years (28%).
Many members own stock in Boeing (89%) with one-third indicating they would attend shareholder meetings (37%).
Only half the respondents attend the regular Local Meetings (48%).
Almost all felt the survey to be a good idea (94%).