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VOL. 66 NO. 9

Examining the IssuesSpirit of LaborIn preparation for negotiations withBoeing next year, the Aero Mechanicwill present a historical timeline ofnegotiation history on various issues,starting with health care.

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Building a new 787 assembly site inSouth Carolina was the riskiest optionBoeing could have pursued for itsDreamliner program, with a high probabil-ity of failure and the most serious conse-quences if the expected problems came topass, according to internal Boeing docu-ments recently uncovered as part of theNational Labor Relations Board complaint.

Boeing executives from Puget Soundwarned the company’s Chicago leader-ship that the new Charleston plant wouldbe a drag on profits for years to come, thedocuments show. Start-up costs wouldinclude more than $1.5 billion simply toconstruct the new factory. That and othercosts would reduce earnings on a third ofthe backlog for the already much de-layed 787 program.

But in the end, a desire to gain “long-term change in union leverage” – and topunish workers for recent strikes — ledBoeing CEO Jim McNerney and his Chi-cago Board of Directors to risk theircompany’s future on what they called“Project Gemini,” a plan to establish “long-term manufacturing capability outside ofPuget Sound.”

Despite warnings from senior execu-tives that there was high likelihood thatinexperienced workers in South Carolinacouldn’t deliver planes at projected rates,

leading to costly late delivery penalties, thedesire to settle scores and “avoid (the)current hostage situation” in Puget Soundwas more important than building andselling profitable airplanes.

The internal documents paint a pictureof a corporate leadership more interestedin punishing unions for recent strikes thanensuring the 787 is profitable, District 751spokeswoman Connie Kelliher told par-ticipants at the International Labor Com-municators Association Convention in Se-attle on Sept. 23.

This information comes from heavilyedited versions of some of the internaldocuments Boeing’s Board of Directorsrelied on when making its October 2009decision to move the second 787 linefrom Everett to Charleston. The docu-ments were delivered by Boeing aftersubpoenas from the Union and the NLRB.Boeing has edited out financial informa-tion in the documents so the true extentof the risk and loss of moving the line isnot yet known.

The law enforcement agency accuses

Boeing of violating federal labor law byannouncing it was locating a second 787manufacturing line in North Charleston,S.C., in retaliation for strikes by mem-bers of Machinists District 751 in 2005and 2008.

A hearing on the charges has beenunderway in Seattle since June 14, andhas so far been dominated by Boeing’sefforts to keep executives’ testimonysecret, along with much other key infor-mation.

Boeing executives’ statements thatthey chose to move the second 787 lineoutside of Puget Sound due to the strikeactivity of IAM members are well known.But since the NLRB filed its complaintin March, Boeing’s lawyers have arguedthat South Carolina made such goodfinancial sense for the Company, that itwould have moved the second 787 manu-facturing line there even if there hadn’tbeen strikes in Puget Sound.

But the company’s leadership har-bored serious doubts about the wisdomof going to Charleston, the subpoenaeddocuments show.

• Boeing Commercial Airplanes ex-ecutives from Puget Sound consideredProject Gemini to be their highest-riskoption, with the highest likelihood of fail-

During the first two weeks of Octo-ber, Union members working at Boeingare being asked to help identify bargain-ing priorities through a membership sur-vey. Union Stewards at Boeing are cur-rently distributing the first in a series ofsurveys, focused on getting valuablemembership input for the upcoming ne-gotiations in 2012.

If you have not filled one out, pleasecontact a Union Steward or stop by aUnion Hall to pick up your survey.

It is critical that we receive input fromevery member to ensure the Union’sproposal next year reflects the issues you

Donovan McLeod takes a fewminutes to fill out the first Boeingcontract survey and determine hispriorities for next year’s negotiations.

Asking forInitial Input

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Documents Confirm Boeing Broke Law; Pursued Riskiest Choice

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Washington’s aerospace industry hasbeen boosted by a $20 million federalgrant that will help expand workforcetraining programs across the state.

The U.S. Department of Laborawarded the grant to Air Washington, agroup that includes 11 community col-leges statewide, two aerospace trainingcenters and the Aerospace Joint Appren-ticeship Committee. Local workforcedevelopment councils on both sides of

the Cascades also will share in the fund-ing.

The money should help train between800 and 1,150 new aerospace workers inthe state, Air Washington estimates.

AJAC – which is a key part of AirWashington — is the state-funded ap-prenticeship committee that is stronglysupported by District 751.

AJAC’s receiving about $1.1 millionin federal funds. North and South Seattle

community colleges, Spokane Commu-nity College and Renton Technical Col-lege also will share in the grant.

“This is a game-changer,” said LauraHopkins, a Local 751-F member who isnow AJAC’s director. “A grant this bigallows us to do the kinds of things weneed to do to ensure Washington re-mains the best place in the world to buildairplanes.”

$20 Million Grant to Expand Aerospace Training

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Rain-soaked Machinists cheered,clapped, marched and waved scarves incelebration on Sept. 26 as 787 launchcustomer All Nippon Airways at longlast took possession of its firstDreamliner.

“It was a sense of accomplishment tofinally see it delivered,” said Brian Butler,a 787 steward. “There was a lot of pride inthe building. People were lining up to gettheir pictures taken with it.”

Roughly 4,200 members of District751 are doing work connected to the 787program. Each and every one of themshould take tremendous pride in the workthey did, given all the challenges theyhad to overcome, District 751 PresidentTom Wroblewski said.

Machinists Ensure First Delivery for 787

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At a press briefing as part of the International Labor CommunicatorsAssociation Conference (L to R) 751 Communication Reps Connie Kelliher andBryan Corliss, Stewards Pat Bertucci and Joel Hetland, reveal Boeing’s “ProjectGemini” documents that paint a picture of corporate leadership more interestedin punishing unions for recent strikes than ensuring the 787 is profitable.

Rainyweatherdidn’tdampen theenthusiasmof 751members(SalvadorBuelva, GaryBlum, andChelseaOaks) whohave workedtirelessly toprepare the787 fordelivery toANA.

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REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT

751 AERO MECHANIC

District Lodge 751,International Assn. of

Machinists andAerospace Workers

Contract 2012: There’s a Role for You in Your Union

Clark FromongSergeant-at-Arms

by Tom Wroblewski,District President

Connie Kelliher, EditorBryan Corliss, Editor

District 751 members who help providesenior citizens and disabled people in Se-attle with personal transportation have ap-proved a new three-year contract. The eightworkers are employees of the community-service agency Solid Ground, which runsthe Seattle Personal Transit service.

Seattle Personal Transit providesround-the-clock, door-to-door personaltransportation for seniors and people withdisabilities. The union members work asoperations supervisors for the serviceand must cover shifts seven days a week.

The union workers voted unanimouslyon Aug. 31 to approve the deal. Under theterms of the contract, they will receive:

• 1.5-percent wage increases in eachyear of the contract;

• Improved rules for calculating over-time pay;

• A $25 increase in bonus pay forworking holidays; and

• Guaranteed eight-hour rest periodsbetween shifts.

In addition, health care benefits werekept at current levels for the duration ofthe contract.

The overtime language is a real plus. “Ithad been an ongoing problem where theywork you late one day and send you homeearly the next,” said Kimmy Jones, who isthe Steward at Solid Ground. “There are a

lot of good things in the contract.”District 751 President Tom

Wroblewski thanked the bargainingteam, which included Business Reps RonBradley and Heather Barstow along withAdministrative Assistant Jim Bearden.He said union officers “feel good aboutwhat we were able to achieve, workingwith management at Solid Ground.”

Members appreciated the Union’s ef-

fort, as well. “Thank you for the hard workand for negotiating a good contract,” saidmember Sandy Dumaine. “Getting paidovertime for a shift rather than during a payperiod is huge. Plus we have a new holidayright after ratification (Labor Day).”

The work Machinists do there is “im-portant to the quality of life for the peoplethey serve,” Wroblewski added. “I’m proudto have them as members of our union.”

The clock is tickingtoward the start of our2012 contract talks withthe Boeing Co. Our four-year agreement withBoeing expires at mid-night on Sept. 8 of nextyear – about 11 months from now.

As you can read elsewhere in thismonth’s AeroMechanic, your union isputting out surveys this month to get asense from you, the members, about whatyour priorities are. I want to hear fromyou about what items in our contractyou’re happy about, and which ones youwant improved.

Should our negotiators focus on im-proved health care benefits, or are youhappy with what we have? Are you happywith the current retirement plans, or wouldyou like to hear about other options?

Armed with your recommendations,we’ll be better able to negotiate for thekinds of improvements you want, to makeyour job at Boeing better in the ways thatmean the most to you.

The surveys, which will be availablefrom your shop Steward, are just theopening line in what I hope will be anactive conversation amongst all of us atDistrict 751.

Starting this month, you’ll also seeAeroMechanic articles that talk aboutthe different aspects of our Boeing con-tract – pay, benefits, work rules and so on

– and the history of how things gotto where they are today.

That’s an important part of theconversation, because it’s critical– particularly for our newest mem-bers – that we all understand ex-actly why Machinists Union mem-bers at Boeing enjoy solid middle-class pay and benefits.

It’s not because Boeing leader-ship is incredibly generous and puts thehealth and happiness of its workforceahead of everything else. No, it’s be-cause over the past 76 years, MachinistsUnion members like you and me havebattled hard to make sure that the world’sbest aerospace workers had industry-leading pay and benefits.

In some years – as us old timers re-member – that has meant rejecting badcontracts and going on strike until Boeingcame back to the table with a better offer.That’s never an easy decision.

But the fact we worked together in 2005and 2008 to reject bad contract offers meansthat District 751 members at Boeing havebetter, lower-cost health insurance todaythan we would have had the company gotits way. It means that the hundreds of newhires coming into the company each monthhave a pension benefit, which Boeingwanted to deny them.

It also means our members got generalwage increases in each of the last four yearsand – most importantly – it means thatsome 2,000 of our brothers and sisters arestill working in good-paying union jobs,instead of having been replaced by low-

wage, low-skill non-union contractors.I know that all of you are busy. Our

members all across Boeing are workingincredible amounts of overtime to makesure the company meets its commitmentsto its customers, and you’ve all got livesoutside work too.

But if things like affordable health care,job security and the ability to one day retirewith dignity are important to you, then youshould take the time to get involved withnext year’s negotiations. Fill out the sur-veys, talk with your Stewards, learn thehistory and discuss the issues with your co-workers and families.

They say there’s “no ‘I’ in team,” butthere’s definitely a “you” in union.

One more thing I’d urge you to getinvolved with is our Machinists Volun-teer Program.

Every month you see pictures of ourhard-working MVPs out in the community,helping make life better for our friends andneighbors. One of the MVPs’ biggest eventsof the year is still ahead, however. That’sthe annual KING-TV HomeTeam Harvestfood drive to benefit Northwest Harvest.

District 751 volunteers have been a partof HomeTeam Harvest almost since itsbeginning. But this year, they’re takingtheir efforts to a whole new level. Startingthis month, the MVPs will be collectingdonations of canned and dried food at allour District 751 union halls, and the drivewill continue into December.

The food drive is starting a monthearlier than normal, and there’s a simplereason why: people here in Washington

state are going to bed hungry every night.The latest estimates are that one out ofevery six of our neighbors doesn’t getenough to eat every day.

And with the state and federal gov-ernments slashing budgets – with deepcuts being proposed to food stamps andother emergency food programs – theneed is only likely to get worse.

We, as Machinists, take pride in mak-ing our communities better places tolive. So over the next few months, I’durge each of you to help the MVPs bydonating food, cash or your time to theNorthwest Harvest food drive.

Working together, we can help makethings better for the people of Washing-ton state – the same way that workingtogether can make things better for eachof us on the job.

Union Delivers Solid Contract at Solid Ground

Members at Solid Ground unanimously approved a new three yearagreement. L to R: Union negotiators Jim Bearden and Ron Bradley, BarbaraBernardo, Greg Stewart, Kimmy Jones, Chris Anderson.

Local E Contract Countdown RaffleAs an incentive to attend Union meetings and “Get Involved in Your

Union” effort, Local E officers raffled off a Tatupu Seahawks jersey.The raffle was held at the September Local E meeting to commemorateone year until our contract with Boeing expires in 2012.

Any member who attended a Local E meeting between June andSeptember was entered in the drawing. Member Alan Gibson’s namewas drawn and he was presented the jersey. Local E RecordingSecretary Dan Meddaugh and Local E President Jay Ira Carterman (r)presented Alan with the jersey.

October 2011 751 AERO MECHANIC

POLITICAL ACTION

In July of this year, 751’s District Coun-cil voted to endorse Aaron Reardon for re-election as Snohomish County Executive.We’ve had a long relationship with Execu-tive Reardon on many issues in SnohomishCounty and have worked together to keepaerospace jobs in the community and en-hance training opportunities in the industry.

Our District is also part of a uniquepartnership that ties together 751 mem-bers’ jobs in Klickitat County to the solidwaste system in Snohomish County. Thissystem, which has been in place for over20 years, is a model for the industry.

Garbage collected from SnohomishCounty is sent by rail from Everett toKlickitat County, where about 150 IAMmembers work at the landfill turning thegarbage into power which is then sentback up to Snohomish County for use byresidents.

In recent conversations with SnohomishCounty Executive Aaron Reardon andCouncil members, we have learned there iswork underway to extend this partnershipand keep the system in place for the future.This means job security for our members inGoldendale and a continuation of the greatcollaboration with Snohomish County.

Reardon has indicated there will be acontract extension for these workers. Weare looking forward to seeing results thatprotect those Machinists’ jobs.

Position 5 Robin Jones

Renton City CouncilKing County Council Mike Cooper

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Snohomish Co. Council Position 2 Brian Sullivan

Position 3 Stephanie Wright

Aaron Reardon

Snohomish Co. Executive

Position 3 Roger Flygare

Federal Way City Council

Position 1 Anders Ibsen

Tacoma City Council

Position 2 Larry Gossett

Position 4 Larry Phillips

Seattle City Council Position 1 Jean Godden

Position 3 Bruce Harrell

Cindy Portmann

Snohomish Co. Assessor

Seattle Port Comm. Position 2 Gael Tarleton

Position 6 Richard Mitchell

Position 8 Joe McDermott

Position 5 Tom Rasmussen

Position 7 Tim BurgessLloyd Hara

King County Assessor

Position 9 Sally Clark

Position 5 Bill Bryant

Position 5 John Hayes Holman

Auburn City Council

Position 1 Bailey Stober

Kent City Council

Position 7 Wayne Osborne

Position 7 Don Persson

Position 3 Anita Latch

Tacoma Civil Service Board

Kelli LinvilleMayor of Bellingham

Position 5 Todd Frederickson

Monroe City Council

District 1 Mary Alice Heuschel

Public Hospital

Position 2 Greg Duff

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Position 6 Jesse Salomon

Shoreline City Council

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AJAC plans to use the moneyon two important projects: stan-dardizing curricula for FederalAviation Administration airframeand powerplant training programsstatewide, and also pursuing aplan to make Washington statethe only place in North Americawhere aircraft maintenance me-chanics can receive training tomeet European Aviation SafetyAgency standards.

Standardizing the A&P li-censing courses statewideshould make it easier for Dis-trict 751 members and otheraerospace mechanics to get theirFAA certification so they canpursue better jobs, Hopkins said.

Meanwhile the EASA training pro-gram could open the doors to bring newwork to Washington state.

In June, AJAC and Lufthansa Tech-nical Training signed a memorandum of

understanding to set up the one-of-kindEASA training program in Washington.Once Washington has a school trainingjet maintenance mechanics to meet theEASA standards, companies here willbe able to bid on contracts to do repairs

and overhauls on planes oper-ated by overseas airlines.

District 751 Organizer JesseCote is chairman of AJAC’sBoard of Directors. He praisedeveryone at Air Washington whoworked on the grant, saying itwill “provide Washington resi-dents – including potentiallysome of our members – with newopportunities for good-payingaerospace careers.”

District President TomWroblewski agreed, saying it’snot enough for Washingtonstate to be home to the largestaerospace cluster in the world.

“We also must ensure thatwe’re the best,” he said. “This

grant will help do that, by ensuring that thenext generation of Washington aerospaceworkers have the basic skills they’ll needto make Boeing, its suppliers — and anyother company that comes here — suc-cessful for years to come.”

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The Union wants to see SnohomishCounty’s contract renewed withAllied Waste which employs 150members in Klickitat County.

Pushing toProtect Jobs

$20 Million Grant to Expand Aerospace Training

In the 30 plus year war on workers inAmerica, there have been many pitchedbattles. Currently the battle is whether ornot workers and their unions will havetheir day in court and whether corpora-tions can be punished for violating therights of workers. In September, wefought two significant skirmishes: welost the first and won the second.

Early in September the U.S. House ofRepresentatives passed HR 2587. Thisbill would have crippled the NationalLabor Relations Board if the board founda company had discriminated againstworkers for exercising their right to strike.

Delegation Stands Up for WorkersIf a company relocated work in retalia-tion for a strike, the long-standing rem-edy has been for the NLRB to require thelaw breaking company to move the workback to the union shop.

Representatives Norm Dicks, JayInslee, Adam Smith and Rick Larsenvoted with workers and against HR 2587.Unfortunately, Representatives JaimeHerrera-Beutler, Cathy McMorrisRogers and Dave Reichert voted againstworkers and the bill passed out of theHouse.

This bill is unlikely to get a hearing inthe U.S. Senate but in a questionable

parliamentary move, Sen. Lindsey Gra-ham sponsored an amendment to theSenate Labor appropriations bill whichwould have defunded the NLRB’s abil-ity to enforce the law. The IAM Legisla-tive Department and District 751 Legis-lative Department worked closely withSenator Patty Murray and MachinistsUnion members nationwide to narrowlydefeat this amendment.

It should be noted that there was nocall from Senator Graham to curtail theNLRB when it fined the Longview ILWULocal 21 $293,000 for actions taken bymembers in their struggle against EGT.

Inside the mobile training trailer, 751 Organizer andAJAC Chair Jesse Cote updates representatives from theIAM Western Territories and District 751 PresidentTom Wroblewski on AJAC programs and activities.


Losing a child is one of the mostdevastating events that can happen in aperson’s life. However, when such atragedy strikes, it helps to know you arenot alone and that is exactly the messagethat 751 member Eric Niemela receivedfrom workers at the Renton Boeing fac-tory after his daughter was killed in anautomobile accident last summer.

Eric has worked at the Boeing Com-pany for 20 years and, judging by theoutpouring of support, he is family to theemployees in the plant. As word spreadthroughout the 737 J&I, the crew orga-nized a fundraiser to allow Eric addi-tional time off to deal with the loss and toshow their support.

The chance to help Eric brought to-gether a lot of different people, but 751-member Annie Ackerson, Steward DougRigsby and manager Joy Samora werethe driving factors.

Despite being one of the biggest em-ployers in Renton, this Boeing facility isvery unique and tightly knit, which al-lows the workers to better adapt to

changes and achieve record production,while bringing the people closer together.

“Joy suggested a bake sale, and Annieturned the idea into reality. It started at 5a.m. and ended when everything wasgone. People brought in delicious des-serts, but the overriding theme was theirgenerosity and wanting to help Eric inhis time of need. With only a contribu-tion jar set out on the table more than$1,000 was raised by 8 a.m.,” said Rigsby.

But Eric’s “family ties” to Rentonweren’t limited to first shift. The crew heworked with on third shift for severalyears also took up a collection and deliv-ered $400 to help – even though there arevery few on the shift. 751-member MikeUnderwood spearheaded the graveyardeffort, redid the brakes on Eric’s wife’scar, and lined-up guys to bring food toEric’s house nearly every day.

“I was overwhelmed by the generos-ity and outpouring. We are so blessedand so pleased that so many people care.It was more than helpful,” said Eric. “Iwas speechless when they gave me an

envelope with nearly $3,000. It wasamazing, and I can’t begin to thank ev-eryone for their support.”

“Many contributors didn’t know Ericbut said he is a union brother and we wantto help him through this tragic situation. Itbrought everyone together and gave us away to help Eric financially so he couldfocus on his family,” said Ackerson.

“We had plenty of volunteers to helpand still got our work done. It was a true

Solidarity is alive and well at the Renton plant, asworkers pulled together to help a fellow union brotherduring his time of need.

Tim ‘T.J.’ Frederick has been a fixture at theRenton plant for nearly 25 years. Over the years, hehas served as a mentor to countless co-workers –sharing his skills and tribal knowledge to ensureothers are successful in their work.

When T.J. was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lym-phoma, he faced the challenge with courage and deter-mination. However, after he completed his chemo-therapy and radiation, his immune system was devas-tated and required a costly stem cell transplant. Evenwith top-notch health insurance, the stem cell transplantadded up to extraordinary expenses that put a financialburden on his family – especially since he has not beenable to workfor severalm o n t h s .While T.J. iseager to getback to work,doctors wanthim out aslong as pos-sible becauseof his com-promised im-mune system.He is hopefulto return towork in earlyOctober.

W h e nunion members learned of the financial burden T.J.was facing (in addition to the cancer battle), theyimmediately jumped into action to help someonewho had mentored so many over the years. Membershave continually looked for creative ways to helpwith car washes, barbecues, fundraisers and justoutright contributions.

“I started here about 4 years ago in panel pickup.T.J. took me under his wing and shared his extensiveknowledge so I would be more successful in my job.He has so much experience that he willingly shareswith others,” said 751-member Matt Cline. “Whenwe heard about his cancer, we all asked what can wedo to help. The fundraisers were a way we could giveback to such a great guy. My personal goal is to makehim laugh as often as possible.”

Steward Steve Ross teamed with Local 751ARecording Secretary Rich McCabe to put togetherone of the events – a barbecue/fundraiser at theRenton Hall. With only a few days notice, they wereable to get an impressive crowd to stop by the

barbecue after work and raised more than $1,800.The diverse group that took part demonstrates the

tremendous impact T.J. has made on our membership.Cliff Simpson and Paul Ohnemus, who worked with TJin the 10-50 building years ago, heard about the eventand stopped by to contribute.

But the barbecue is just the beginning of membershelping members.

751-member Kurt Westerdahl noted “T.J. hasbeen a friend for over 10 years and always treatspeople fairly. During his battle, we gathered a bunchof money several times anonymously just to helpwith their bills.”

“When T.J.’s wife organized a car wash, lots of ustook part and even managers stopped by to givemoney,” Cline said. “We all tried to make sure to

pitch in.”“So many

people careabout T.J. – heis like family.It was impor-tant for him toknow he isn’talone in thisfight. Makinga financialcontribution isa way we canhelp him dur-ing this toughtime,” said751-memberSue Martin.

And the support keeps coming. One member gave$200; a member from facilities wrote a check for $300;and another gave $500 but wanted to be anonymous.Most impressive was a $2,600 donation from a memberwho worked overtime (and wanted to remain anony-mous) to help pay for the apartment T.J. stayed induring treatment rather than having to be hospitalized.

T.J.’s family has also been working with theNational Transplant Assistance Fund (NTAF) sopeople can make tax-deductible donations for trans-plant-related expenses only. Make checks payableto: NTAF Northwest Stem Cell Transplant Fund,Note in memo section: In honor of Tim Frederick,NTAF, 150 N. Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-120,Radnor, PA 19087. To make a credit card contribu-tion, call 800-642-8399 or visit www.ntafund.organd enter Tim Frederick in the “Find a Patient” boxon the homepage.

Together, members continue to make a differenceand help each other during their times of need.

team effort. Everyone loves Eric and forsomething this tragic to happen, peoplewanted to help – this was a way to dothat.” said Samora.

People came from all over to showsupport – flight line guys stopped off togive $20 and even the plant manager putin an appearance. The old fashioned bakesale was truly an outpouring of love andcompassion and a demonstration of thefamily/team spirit Renton is known for.

ure and the most serious consequences should failure occur.• Even if “successful,” the cost of Project Gemini would

have a long-term “negative impact to 787 profitability,” theexecutives warned. The new buildings would cost more than$1.5 billion, they said – “significantly greater” than the cost ofkeeping the line in Everett.

• The new Charleston workers would not be as productiveas those in Everett, increasing the likelihood of missed deliv-eries, they warned. That would mean payments of more latefees to angry customers that have already demanded billionsof dollars in compensation after three years of delays.

•�Finally, Puget Sound executives feared that having separate787 lines 3,000 miles apart would delay introduction of the more-profitable 787-9. They warned of “skill dilution” with managers,engineers and assembly workers spread between two sites, aswell as the risk of “management distraction.”

The only real advantage to moving the work to Charleston, infact, was to run away from the union, according to the documents.

But instead of focusing on problem-solving in Everett,Boeing created a whole new set of problems for itself inCharleston, said Kelliher.

This has had a ripple effect throughout Boeing, and can bedirectly linked to the delays on the 747-8, and the indecisionabout how to proceed with the replacement for the 737, whichin turn has meant the loss of orders for hundreds of planes, astraditional Boeing customers like American Airlines andQantas opted for Airbus’ new A320Neo.

“The documents show that the overall driving factor be-hind the Charleston plan was Boeing’s desire to settle oldscores and gain leverage against the Union in the future. Thedriving factor was not building profitable airplanes,” Kelliherconcluded. “We only hope that Chicago’s misguided zealhasn’t broken our company as well. Our members can fixflawed airplane parts, but there’s only so much they can do tofix a broken company.”


Steward Joel Hetland talks with reporters following thepress conference, which revealed Boeing’s ‘Project Gemini’documents that show Boeing moved to Charleston topunish our members for exercising their union rights.

Documents Confirm Boeing BrokeLaw; Pursued Riskiest Choice

Co-Workers Help UnionBrother Deal with Loss

After losing his daughter in a car accident, Eric Niemela was overwhelmed bythe generosity and support from co-workers at the Renton plant. L to R: JoySamora, Mike Underwood, Eric Niemela, Annie Ackerson, Doug Rigsby. Thesupport is just one example of the team spirit that is prevalent throughout theRenton site.

Renton Machinists Solidarity HelpsMember During Battle With Cancer

Just a few of the co-workers who have helped organize fundraisers tosupport T.J. Frederick in his fight with cancer: L to R: GracieSchuster, Steve Ross, Rich McCabe, Matt Cline, Kurt Westerdahl,and Sue Martin.


United Way of Snohomish County held its annualSpirit of Snohomish County awards breakfast on Sep-tember 9 to honor those volunteers who have made adifference in the community. While 751 has manymembers who are active volunteers in the community,one earned special recognition at the banquet. ChrisLouie was presented the Spirit of Labor Award.

This prestigious award is presented to a union mem-ber for outstanding Leadership and Community Servicethrough the partnership between United Way and Orga-nized Labor. The recipient must demonstrate a commit-ment to our community through long-term notablevolunteer service and giving at a leadership level toUnited Way.

Chris continually strives to help others whether it isthrough his union activities, community service, orUnited Way participation. As one of the top Unionvolunteers, Chris has already volunteered over 250hours in 2011 and received the President’s ServiceAward for each of the past two years. His volunteerwork includes projects with Employees CommunityFund, and Books and Backpacks, as well as buildingwheelchair ramps, food drives and sorting food forNorthwest Harvest, the National Letter Carriers’ FoodDrive, Volunteers of America, serving food at areamissions, and the Salvation Army Toy N Joy program.

District 751 President Tom Wroblewski presented

the award saying, “Chris is the Spirit of Labor. When-ever there is a need in the community, Chris is there tohelp make a difference and build a better community.Volunteering is a way of life for Chris.”

“The best thing about volunteering is knowingsomeone will benefit from your assistance. It’s whyI’m active in the union and volunteer in the commu-nity. At 751, we’re all about building a better commu-nity,” Louie stated.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

District 751 members are once again organizing acandy drive to benefit children living in White Center.

Union officers are accepting donations of unopened,individually wrapped candy through Oct. 27 at all PugetSound union halls – in Auburn, Everett, Renton andSeattle.

The candy collected by the union is given to theSalvation Army of White Center so it can provide treats tochildren who attend its Halloween party, which it supportsas a safe alternative to trick-or-treating.

Each year, the union collectsenough candy to help the Salva-tion Army provide treats atother holiday celebrations aswell, said Auburn BusinessRep Mark Johnson, who isone of the leaders of the effort.

“It tides them through Eas-ter and sometimes into sum-mer camp,” he said.

Johnson is the focal for theAuburn candy drive. Anyone with questions can callhim at the Auburn Hall: (253) 833-5590.

Last year, the union collected nearly a half-ton ofcandy. You can find a video of union officers and staffdelivering that candy to the Salvation Army on YouTubeat www.YouTube.com/IAMBuildingCommunity

The Machinists’ helping hands were visible through-out Puget Sound in September as volunteers stepped uptheir activity.

On September 17, Machinists volunteers turned outfor a day of hard work and heavy labor constructing aplayground at Martha Lake Elementary School inLynnwood. Organizers were very appreciative of ourhelp.

In addition, volunteers also built a wheelchair rampfor a couple, who are both IAM members, and con-structed a second ramp for the relative of an IAMmember.

Volunteers continued to adopt both the EverettGospel Mission and Tacoma Rescue Mission – prepar-ing and serving meals at both locations several week-ends a month.

Machinists volunteers alsocontinued to help out on Wednes-day evenings at the NorthwestHarvest Warehouse in Kent.

Every month because of theefforts of our volunteers, arearesidents have a better life – andMachinists continually work tobuild a better community.

Machinistsvolunteershelpedconstructplaygroundequipmentat MarthaLakeElementaryinLynnwood.

Machinistsvolunteersrecentlyat theEverettmissionL to R:BudCheever,DeeDeeOen, RCChea.

Above: Ryan McCabepaints the ramp.

Left: Framing a ramp: RichMcCabe, Rob Curran, ChrisLouie and Terry “Caveman”Henderson.

Theresidentswereallsmileswhentheysawtheirfinishedrampandthankedthevolun-teers.

Volunteer Efforts Make a Difference Throughout Puget Sound

Above: VennieMurphy (r) and TomLindberg cut the wood.

Left: Rob Curran prepares breakfast atthe Tacoma Rescue Mission.

Above: Rob Curran, George Braun andVennie Murphy regularly help out at theNorthwest Harvest warehouse in Kent onWednesday evenings.

Louie Receives Spirit of Labor Award Candy Drive for Kids

District President Tom Wroblewski (l) presentedChris Louie with United Way of SnohomishCounty’s Spirit of Labor Award for histremendous community service volunteer effort.

Members helping with the playground project included Dave Brueher, JeffSimons, Tom Bone, Paul Richards, Charlie Shipley, John Dupea, Rob

Knudson, Ray Talbott, and Lance Goldman.


District 751 Machinists are stepping up their efforts insupport of the annual KING-TV Home Team Harvestfood drive to benefit Northwest Har-vest.

The union’s MVPs – members ofthe Machinists Volunteer Program— announced last week that theywill begin collecting non-perishablefood items at local lodge meetingsstarting in October – a month earlierthan normal.

MVPs will accept donations ofcanned or dried foods at all District751 union halls throughout themonths of October and November.The halls are in Auburn, Everett,Renton and Seattle.

The announcement came daysafter a U.S. Department of Agricul-ture report that said the number ofWashington state families living inhunger nearly doubled between 2008and 2010, to the point that nearlyone in four Washington childrennow lives in a family that strugglesto put food on the table.

The report estimates that roughlyone out of every six Americans goes to bed hungry. Thatfigure is expected to grow locally, after the WashingtonLegislature made deep cuts to free meal programs forlow-income children during its past session. Congress isalso weighing deep cuts to federal food stamps and otherfood programs, like the Women Infant Children program

(or WIC) that provides extra food for low-income fami-lies.

District 751 MVPs regularly vol-unteer to serve meals to the homelessat rescue missions in Everett andTacoma, and also help sort food atNorthwest Harvest’s warehouse inKent. As a result, they’re seeing firsthand how the national recession and alack of good-paying jobs is hurtingWashington state families.

“The need is real,” said RobleyEvans, the MVP Committee chair-man. “As union members, we believein taking care of our brothers andsisters. With the food drive, we’reextending our solidarity to includeour neighbors in the community.”

This will be the 10th year that Dis-trict 751 will team with KING-TV forthe Home Team Harvest drive. Lastyear, the union and its members raisedmore than $3,100 in cash and col-lected more than a half-ton of foodduring a month-long campaign, andmore than 200 volunteers turned outon the first Saturday in December to

collect food donations and load them into semi-trailers.“Truly, the Aerospace Machinists Union has become as

much a part of Hometeam Harvest as anyone else,” saidBetsy Roberson, the community relations manager for theTV station. “You’re the ones out there directing traffic andcarrying those big bags of food from trunks to trucks.”

Four members from 787 EMC hit the streets taking part inthe “Ride for the Kids.” The fundraiser is to benefit childrenwith brain tumors and involved a motorcycle ride fromRemlinger Farms through the Cascade foothills and backagain. A number of other Machinists Union members alsotook part in the ride.

Ryan Nielsen raised $350 from the shop for the 787 EMCTeam, as well as recruited co-workers to join him on the ride.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Union Makes Progress in Securing First Agreement with Hytek

Machinists Step Up Efforts to Fight Hunger

The 787 EMC team taking part in the “Ride for Kids”L to R: Jason Schmelzer, Ryan Nielsen, SalvadorBuelva, Mark LaCivita.

787 Team Rides for Kids

Since workers at Hytek Finishes voted for IAM rep-resentation on August 11, the Union has made progressin efforts to obtain a first collective bargaining agree-ment.

The more than 160 workers at the Kent plant special-ize in doing various types of metal finishing and coatingfor aerospace manufacturers including Boeing, Lockheedand Bell Helicopter.

On August 27, Hytek members turned out in force tocelebrate joining the IAM and to begin identifying issuesof importance. At the barbecue, members filled outsurveys, met Union officials and members and providedgood input on concerns in their facility.

The Union polled members to identify individuals towork directly with negotiators through the bargaining

process asshop floorrepresenta-tives.

IAM ne-g o t i a t o r stoured theHytek Fin-ishes facil-ity on Sep-tember 23to get a bet-ter under-standing of

the production system and work environment. Manage-ment spent several hours answering questions and con-cerns raised during the tour. We take this as the first steptowards a long-term working relationship.

On September 26, the Union conducted a training andeducation session for the temporary Stewards at Hytek.The training provided temporary Stewards with an over-view of their roles and responsibilities to help thembetter represent members in the plant.

The training also included an indepth explanation ofWeingarten Rights. These are rights every unionizedworker has available to them, which include your right tohave a witness present in the event you are called into ameeting with management that “may” result in disciplin-

ary action. Members need to speak up and exercise thisright as soon as they feel any meeting may be used fordisciplinary action against them. If you make the request,you have a right to have a witness present and manage-ment must stop and allow you to call in a Steward.

Union negotiators continue to meet with the shop floorHytek committee to identify issues, discuss needed changesand gather valuable information to form contract propos-als. The committee reviewed the old UFCW contract lineby line and determined appropriate changes that memberssaid need either a major overhaul or minor tweaking.

Membership participation throughout the process iscritical to secure a Collective Bargaining Agreement withHytek that addresses members’ needs.

The Union provided informative training for the temporary Stewards from the Hytek Finishes plant in Kent.

Photo above: OnAugust 27, workersfrom Hytek enjoyeda celebrationbarbecue at theAuburn UnionHall.

Right: At thebarbecue, membersalso had anopportunity tocomplete surveys toidentify issues forthe upcomingnegotiations. Union staff assigned to the Hytek negotiations include: L to R: Steward

Coordinator Ed Lutgen, Business Rep Chuck Craft, Grand Lodge Rep KevinCummings, Business Rep Heather Barstow and Organizer Jesse Cote.

The District 751 Women’s Committee has again formedTEAM 751 to support the ‘Making Strides Against BreastCancer’ non-competitive walk on Sunday, October 9.

This is an opportunity to honor breast cancer survivors,remember people we have lost, and to raise money andawareness to help.

Join us on October 9 at Downtown Belleuve Park (10201NE 4th St). Registration is at 8 a.m., the walk begins at 9 a.m.TEAM 751 will meet at the fountain in front of JC Penney fora group photo at 8:30 a.m.

Join Team 751 Effort to ‘MakeStrides Against Breast Cancer’Because there is such a great need,

Machinists are collective non-perishable food throughoutOctober and November for areafood banks.


The Long & Winding Roadto Health & Benefits

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• Medical coverage offered for employee only. Employee paid 57 cents per month; Company paid $8.65.• Medical and surgical benefits provided by: King County Medical Service Bureau.• Maternity benefits: $75.00.• Ambulance fee: one-time payment of up to $8.00.• Hospitalization: maximum $10.00 per day for sixty days.

• Company paid entire cost to maximum of $10.30 per month per employee.• Hospitalization is increased to $16.50 per day.

• Hospitalization increased to $23.50 a day.• Added clause to provide waiver of premium for up to six months if an employee is on official leave of absence because of disability caused by illness or injury.

• Company agreed for first time to pay a portion of the medical, surgical and hospital coverage for dependents. First year Boeing paid less than 50% of premium (Boeing paid $8.95 and employee paid $12.79). In 1967 Boeing paid $11.93 and employee paid $9.81).• Hospital allowance for tonsils and adenoids increased from $45 to “in-full” on a one-day basis.

• Many improvements including raising hospitalization to $27.50 per day.• Added mental and nervous condition treatment.• Maternity coverage improved. • First coverage for premature births. • Added coverage for blood transfusions.

• Eligible dependents age increased from under 19 to under age 23.• Employee continued to pay a portion of monthly premium for spouse and dependent children.• Hospitalization increased to $62 per day.• Increases in covered amounts for ambulance, normal maternity, caesarean births.• Maximum lifetime benefit increased to $20,000.

• Hospitalization improved to $46 a day and $50 a day in last year of contract.• Significantly increased company contribution on dependent coverage• Introduced dental coverage• Maximum lifetime benefit $15,000

• First prescription drug plan available (Company paid) with $2 prescription deductible.• Employee contribution for dependent coverage completely eliminated.• Improvements in daily hospital room and board expense.• Added as allowed expenses: clinical pyschologists for treatment of mental disorders; treatment of alcoholism at an approved alcohol treatment facility; physicians charges for well baby care during the first 48 hours after birth. • Added retiree medical for employees who retired prior

to being eligible for Medicare.• Added vision benefit program to cover glasses or contacts (previously only covered eye exam).• Added coverage for convalescent care facilities.• Added coverage for chiropractic service.• Added benefits for routine pap smear exam, and for vasectomies and tubal ligations.• Maximum lifetime benefit increased to $250,000.

1980Contract• Added $400 hearing aid benefit.

• Added home health care payable at 80%.• Added option to obtain voluntary second surgical opinion.• Improvements in daily hospital room and board limits, alcoholic treatment center limits and other enhancements.• Maximum lifetime benefit increased to $500,000.

• Improvements in chiropractic, treatment of alcoholism, treatment of nervous disorders, home health care. • Vision program improved to provide a pair of lenses every two years, even though there is no change in prescription. Previously required a prescription change to get new lenses.• Coverage for baby care immediately following birth was expanded to cover all newborns, rather than just well babies.• Added coverage for hospice care.• Injections in doctor’s office now covered.• Anesthesia for oral surgery will be covered as an outpatient expense.• Introduced individual and family deductibles, $100 and $300 respectively.

• Eligible dependents expanded to age 25 (previously to age 23)• Maternity benefits: paid in full.• Ambulance fee: $25 co-payment.• Hospitalization: paid in full.• Improvements in hearing aid benefit, substance abuse treatment, nervous and mental conditions, office visits, vision benefits.• Maximum lifetime benefit increased to$1,000,000.

• Addition of coverage for routine physical exams and for routine immunizations, and for well baby check-ups during the first three years of a child’s life.• Increases in substance abuse benefits and the addition of coverage for the treatment of eating disorders.• Improvements in home health and hospice care benefits.• Added coverage for organ donor expenses for organ procurement.• Improvements in vision care schedule.

• Improvements in vision frames benefit, hearing aid benefit, and organ donor procurement. • Revised early retiree medical for those hired on or after 1/1/93, the Company will contribute 3 1/3% of the cost for each year of service with the Company.• Introduced if a dependent spouse is employed elsewhere and waives medical coverage under their employer-sponsored plan, employee will contribute $100 per month for that spouse to be covered by a Boeing medical plan.

• Starting in 1996 offered incentives to switch from Traditional Medical Plan to Optional Health Plans. Incentives as follows: 1996 $600; 1997 $400, 1998 $200, which provided up to $1200 to any member who switched or stayed in an Optional Heath plan.• Added coverage for one routine physical exam every three years for employees and spouses under age 35, and one exam every calendar year when over age 35 (up to $200 each)• Added coverage for routine screening mammograms, pap smears and prostate exams as recommended by physician.• Expanded coverage for up to 8 routine physical exams for well-baby care during child’s first 24 months.• Coverage added for a variety of immunizations.• A Joint Committee on Health Care Costs and Quality formed.• Deductibles for Traditional Medical Plan increased to $125 for individual; $375 for family.

• Pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions for dependent children covered.• Acupuncture services covered under certain conditions.• Expanded prescription drug coverage to cover contraceptive drugs.• Added Neuro Developmental Therapy benefits of up to $1,000 per year for kids age 6 and below as part of the physical, occupational and speech therapy.• Added coverage for infertility diagnosis and treatment, and treatment of organic erectile dysfunction. • Skilled Nursing Care unlimited (previously 120-day limit).• Hospice Care increased from 120 hours in a six month period to unlimited.• Maximum lifetime benefit increased to $1,500,000.

• Continued to offer Selections as a 100% Company paid monthly premium plan.• Increases in deductibles ($200 individual, $600 family) & co-pays in medical plans, prescription and vision.• Ambulance Services and treatment of mental illness and substance abuse reduced from 100% to 95%.• Decreased time it takes for new employees to be eligible for coverage.

1989Contract

• No takeaways – due to the resolve of the membership we were able to maintain our medical benefits even though workers across the country were losing many of their benefits and paying more of the cost.• New hires continue to be eligible to receive early retiree medical. Nearly every payroll at Boeing since our negotiations in 2005 has eliminated this benefit.

2005 & 2008Contracts

As part of the education/preparation process for next year’s contractnegotiations with Boeing, the Aero Mechanic will begin highlighting thehistory of various issues each month.

In October, we look at the history of health benefits. Union-negotiatedand company-paid health and welfare benefits were not introduced intocollective bargaining agreements until 1952. Before then, virtually all healthand welfare costs were paid by employees.

The Union continues to push for better benefits in each round ofnegotiations. Unfortunately, Corporate America (and Boeing’s Chicagoexecutives are no different) are intent on shifting more cost of medicalonto employees.

If members had not rejected Boeing’s proposed cost shifting in 2005and 2008, members would be paying substantially more for their healthcare coverage. Union solidarity has ensured our share of medical costsdid not increase.

have identified.To provide more valuable information to nego-

tiators, the survey asks members to rank variouscontract issues as Not Important, Keep the Same/Maintain, Important to Improve, or Top Priority.

As part of this two-page survey, there is a box formembers to identify the single most important issuethey would like to see resolved in the negotiations.

In addition to the survey, the Union is askingmembers for home email addresses to enable mem-bers to take online surveys and receive updates asnegotiations progress.

This is just the first in a series of surveys toprepare for the 2012 contract negotiations. The

Survey Asks for Initial Inputsurveys, which will be a combination of print andonline forms, are designed to gather feedback fromour members to help determine which issues aremost important to them.


Stewards Jim Roberts (l) and Terri Myettecomplete the first contract survey at Boeing,which is currently being distributed by Stewards.

Examining the Issues

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On September 10, sixteen teams ofgolfers converged on Enumclaw GolfCourse to “chip” in their money for theMachinists Non-Partisan PoliticalLeague (MNPL) by taking part in theninth annual Local C MNPL Golf Tour-nament. Bright sunny skies generatedlots of green – raising more than $4,000for the political arm of the Union.

The best ball format made for a com-petitive finish as three teams tied forthird, and two teams tied for first. Asudden death putt off determined thewinners. The first place team consistedof: Joe Crockett, Jesse Cote, Jim Robertsand Tommy Wilson; 2nd place went toMark Blondin, Mark Johnson, RichMichalski and Ron Coen while TylerAnderson, Anthony Heffernan, JackPrince and John Heffernan took third.

Tournament coordinators Mark

Darin Bowman sinks a putt asMike Sovich looks on.

Dale Payne chips to thegreen.

Don Bykonen drivesdown the fairway.

Taking home firstplace L to R: JoeCrockett, Jesse Cote,Jim Roberts andTommy Wilson.

Below the secondplace team L to R:Mark Blondin, MarkJohnson, RichMichalski, Ron Coen.

After breaking a three way tie in a sudden death putt off, thirdplace went to L to R: Tyler Anderson, Jack Prince, AnthonyHeffernan, John Heffernan.

John Heffernan (l) won longest drivecompetition while Pat Bertucci wonclosest to the pin.

Johnson and RonCoen did a great joband wanted to thank all the volunteers whohelped with the event. Special thanks to KeithElliott, Wayne Haddenham and Mark Brownfor their extra effort, as well as Cliff Goetschwho prepared a delicious barbecue for thegolfers when the competition was complete.

Thanks to the following hole sponsors:Abdul-aléem AhmedHeather BarstowPat BertucciMark BlondinLarry BrownJohn CarterRon CoenBryan CorlissJesse CoteJoe CrockettRob Curran

Tony CurranWilson FergusonChuck FromongClark FromongSpencer GrahamEmerson HamiltonDave HenryMark JohnsonStan JohnsonJim KakuschkeConnie Kelliher

Local C District CouncilJohn LopezChris LouieGarth LuarkEd LutgenRich McCabeErnie McCarthyRich MichalskiDon MorrisJared MoschkauSusan Palmer

Joe PerryJason RedrupJeff & Addy RoseScott Wealth MgmtBruce SpaldingSunrise DentalDave SwanThong TrangTommy WilsonTom Wroblewski

“I firmly believe that without you,there wouldn’t be any 787 deliveries thisSeptember – and maybe not for years tocome,” he said. “I don’t think I’m exag-gerating when I say that Machinists Unionmembers have saved the 787 program –and quite possibly saved the Boeing Co.in the process.”

The Dreamliner became a nightmarefor Boeing and its workers thanks to aseries of well-publicized failures by theglobal supply chain the company hiredto do work traditionally done by District751 members. As a result, the deliveryceremony with ANA took place some 40months later than Boeing had originally

planned.The delays cost Boeing at least $32

billion, The Seattle Times estimated af-ter conversations with several industryanalysts. That doesn’t include penaltypayments to customers for the late deliv-eries, or compensation to supplierswho’ve been waiting for deliveries tostart so they could get paid.

It also doesn’t include more than $1.5billion Boeing poured into a new Charles-ton plant as part of its controversialProject Gemini.

The only major 787 supplier to pro-vide parts on the original timetable – andparts that passed quality tests – wasBoeing’s Frederickson site, where Dis-

trict 751 Machinists buildthe Dreamliner’s tail fin.

“Our members here knowwhat they’re doing,” said DonMorris, the Business Rep whorepresents workers atFrederickson. “Of course theydelivered on time.”

At the same time, Dis-trict 751 members on thefinal assembly line kept find-ing parts that were fabri-cated wrong and that neededto be reworked – often byDistrict 751 machine opera-tors in Auburn.

“You were the ones whofound the problems with the

787, and you were the ones who solvedthose problems,” Wroblewski said. “Work-ing with our brothers and sisters fromSPEEA, you overcame the mistakes madeby suppliers around the globe. And in theprocess, you pioneered new techniques forbuilding 21st century carbon fiber aircraft.”

Joel Hetland, another 787 Steward,says he hopes ANA appreciates how hardMachinists here in Puget Sound worked toget that first plane ready.

“We bent over backward,” Hetland said.“We’d put it together, take it apart; put itback together, take it apart – several times.”

Butler agreed. “People have sacri-ficed a lot to build that airplane – sevendays a week, 12 hours a day.”

The sacrifices and frustration took aback seat, however, during the deliveryceremony, as ANA President ShinichiroIto held a symbolic golden key over his

head and promised cheering Boeingworkers that the airline would “carefullyand lovingly take this plane back to Ja-pan. We will bring with her the goodwishes of all you who worked on her.”

For Hetland, the delivery ceremonymarked the coming of age of a new genera-tion of aerospace mechanics at Boeing.

“It’s a fairly young workforce on the787 and to see those guys accomplishwhat they did is really gratifying,” hesaid. “As a team, we accomplished some-thing that nobody has ever done before.”

Wroblewski agreed, saying that the ef-forts of our 787 workers build upon Dis-trict 751’s 76-year legacy of excellence.

“For all that you’ve done over the pastthree-and-a-half years, and all that you’lldo in the years ahead, I salute you,” hesaid. “You make us all proud to be yourfellow Machinists.”


Machinists Ensure First Delivery for 787

Congressman Jay Inslee (l) congratulates BusinessRep Brett Coty and Administrative Assistant JimBearden on the role Machinists members played indelivering the 787.

751 member JacobBustad shows King TVreporter Glen Farleywhere he worked on theforward body join.


by Ruth Render,Retired Club Secretary

September Retiree Minutes

RETIRED CLUB OFFICERSPresident T.J. Seibert 206-329-0160Vice President Helen Lowe 206-523-9526Secretary Ruth Render 206-324-4055Treasurer Betty Ness 206-762-0725Srgnt-at-Arms Leroy Miller 206-878-0601Trustees: Louise Burns 206-242-5878

John Guevarra 206-762-3848 Mike Keller 206-723-4973

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

The meeting was called to order onSeptember 12 by President T.J. Seibert.The Lord’s Prayer was said followed bya special presentation in remembranceof September 11, then the flag salute andthe singing of God Bless America.

Roll Call of Officers: All officerswere present or excused.

President T.J. Seibert suspended theregular order of business to open nomina-tions for officers for the 2012 through 2013term. The following nominations weremade: T.J. Seibert for President; HelenLowe and Lucia Raum for Vice President;Ruth Render for Secretary; Leroy Miller

RETIREMENT NEWS

for Sergeant-at-Arms; Betty Ness for Trea-surer. President Seibert announced that thetrustees have a 3 year term so nominationsare not needed for them. John Guevarramade a motion to elect by acclimationthose who were nominated and were notopposed. M/S/P. President Seibert saideveryone who attends the October 10 re-tiree meeting will be given a ballot to votefor the Vice President position.

Minutes: It was M/S/P to accept theJuly meeting minutes as printed.

Financial Report: The August ex-pense reports were read by TreasurerBetty Ness. M/S/P to accept the reportsas read.

New Members/Visitors: T.J. intro-duced new member Tom Luxand welcomed visitor HenryHendrickson.

Health & Welfare: HelenPompeo gave the report. A mo-ment of silence was observedfor the following deceased mem-bers: Robert Boe, GeorgeBuckman, Harry Delizio, Rich-ard Girsh, Marion Howell, LolaHurst. Jack Panton, KennethPearl, Zemula Robinson &Kelvin Weaver. Sympathy cardswere sent to the next of kin.

Legislative Report: CarlSchwartz announced the Districtwill be hosting a Job Summitmeeting on Monday, November14. He made a motion to move theRetiree Club meeting to Monday,November 7. M/S/P Carl addedthat everyone is welcome to at-tend the Job Summit meeting, eventhough the emphasis is about jobsthere will also be useful informa-tion for retirees.

Carl gave a report about theAlliance for Retired Americansconvention in Washington DC inearly September that he attendedalong with six other Retiree Clubmembers and two spouses. They

participated in workshops on Social Secu-rity, Medicare and advocacy. They alsoheard several speakers including pastIAM&AW President George Kourpias andvarious political leaders. Carl said they alsospoke to the staff of Senator Murray, Repre-sentatives Jim McDermott, Jay Inslee &Norm Dicks and spoke with SenatorCantwell who is “right on” with our issues.Carl thanked everyone for sending the del-egates to the convention and for listening toour message. Then the following delegatesgave a short report of their impressions ofthe convention: Helen Lowe, John Guevarra,Mike Keller and T.J. Seibert.

Birthdays & Anniversaries: The fol-lowing celebrated birthdays in August &September: Lucia Raum, Ruth Render,Louise Burns, Leroy Miller & HelenPompeo. There were no anniversaries.

Good & Welfare: HelenLowe said she recently went on atrip sponsored by a local seniorcenter and met others who toldher they were members of theBoeing retiree trip club. Theytold her they need more mem-bers and are about to fold. If youare interested in joining look it upon the Boeing website.

John Guevarra spoke about

a Reader’s Digest tool called Behind theGrades which can be used to evaluatepolitical candidates. Copies of the toolwill be available at the October meeting.

President’s Report:T.J. Seibertthanked the delegates who attended theAlliance for Retired Americans conven-tion. He said everyone worked well to-gether and learned a lot. He also men-tioned how physically demanding it wasto get around “the Hill.” Due to extrasecurity related to the anniversary ofSeptember 11th it took longer to getaround to the various buildings.

Adjournment: A motion was madeto adjourn at noon. M/S/P

More than 450 seniors met with theirSenators and Congressional representa-tives to voice their concerns about SocialSecurity, Medicare, and other issues closeto their heart. The activists came to Capi-tol Hill as part of the Alliance for RetiredAmerican’s Legislative Conference 10thanniversary, reaching more than 200 of-

fices with the message, “Don’t balancethe budget on the backs of seniors!”The appointments came on the exactsame day as the first meeting of theCongressional “Super Committee” thatis deciding how to tackle the nation’sdeficit.

This year’s Alliance conferencetheme was “Celebrating Our Past, Fight-ing for Your Future.” Social Securityand Medicare were central focuses ofthe conference and lobbying effort, aswell as fair taxation.

751 retirees had a strong voice withdelegates T.J. Seibert, Helen Lowe, CarlSchwartz, Jim Hutchins, Ron McGaha,John Guevarra and Mike Keller, as wellas Betty Hutchins and WildaLuttermoser.

Alliance President BarbaraEasterling reported the national Alli-ance has 4 million members, 1,400 chap-ters and 32 state organizations, includ-ing Washington state. Delegates par-ticipated in educational workshops thatincluded “Using Facebook to Commu-nicate” and “Senior Fraud Patrol: Let’sStop Medicare Fraud.”

An entire afternoon was dedicated tolobbying on Capitol Hill. District 751delegates met with Senator MariaCantwell and spoke to the staff of Senator

Patty Murray, Representatives JimMcDermott, Jay Inslee and Norm Dicks.Delegates asked the officials to help pre-serve retiree health care benefits, preserveSocial Security and Medicare, protect thepensions retirees earned during their work-ing years and enact a fair tax code thatmakes the rich pay their fair share (and rollsback Bush tax cuts for the rich).

On Capitol Hill,seniors left behind aletter that summed up many of the pointsthey had made during their meetings: that

Congratulations to the following mem-bers who retired from the Union:Maurice L AdamsPaul M BollerRobert T BondyLeroy BoydPamela A BrownAlbert J DionneJohn S EvansPatricia EvansWilliam FitzgeraldThomas Gillespie JrDavid GillelandLinda D GilmoreDavid E GouldGary G GrinoldsPaulette C HammerDaniel J HartryJames L HoagueLawrence P KimballTimothy J KnottDaniel j KuramotoCarole LamoureauxArthur D LangeMichael J Lantz SrJohn M LeeWendy M LindleyBobby MaesLisa A Maher

Andrea D MasseyRoy R Mayes JrSelvino B MenciasIvan E MorganFrederick L MuellerHeidi E MuellerLarry R NelsonWilliam D NortonBilly W OwensRobert M SandovalJon C SchmidtKenneth SchneiderEverett K SherwoodTimothy M ShiersLloyd C SmithBrocc N SnyderKeith H StinsonTerry M StrahinPat L SullivanMark K TapleyFrederick L TeppnerGeroge C TreserKent A TullisErling UlsteinFrederick E WalkerSteven L Willard

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Union Retirees

Celebrating birthdays at the Retired Club L to R: Ruth Render, Louise Burns,Leroy Miller, Lucia Raum, and Helen Pompeo.

Jim Hutchins and Helen Lowe weretwo of the 751 retirees attending theAlliance Legislative Conference.

751 retirees, along with others seniors from our state, met with Senator MariaCantwell to discuss issues like SocialSecurity and Medicare.

Seniors Vocal on Issues at Legislative Conference

Carl Schwartz, Wilda Luttermoserand T.J. Seibert pause for a photoon the Capitol steps.

NOTE: November 14 Retired ClubBusiness Meeting is moved toNovember 7.


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Mail Coupon to AERO MECHANIC NEWSPAPER, 9125 15th Pl. S., Seattle, 98108 Deadline is Oct. 17th!

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15’ BAYLINER CAPRI, depth finder, 50HPmotor, 1989, boat trailer, easy lift, bumpers,excellent condition, $1600. 360-426-6333

12’ OVER-THE-HOOD custom boat rack,fits standard pickup, can be taken apart forstorage, $150. 425-881-0339

19’ BAYLINER, 192 Cuddy 2008 V6, manyextras, 14K. 425-488-4259

TUTOR AVAILABLE, Washington Statecertified teacher available for tutoring. Cur-rent 7th grade math and science teacher look-ing for additional work - endorsements in K-8 education, math and science. Qualified totutor all ages and subjects and willing towork around student and family schedules,M-F. Please call 253-208-5999 for moreinformation.

GOLD’S GYM, RENTON, 10728 NE CarrRd. Take advantage of Special Boeing Em-ployee Rate - simply present your Boeingbadge for discount! Family Owned & Oper-ated by Boeing Employee Michael Cavaiani,a strong Union brother! One time processingfee of $49, single monthly membership duesof $29, family add-ons $20. Personal Train-ing rates available at $49 per session (reg$60). 425-793-5457

AFFORDABLE PROFESSIONAL PHO-TOGRAPHY, Studio J Images is a local pho-tography company offering professional wed-ding, anniversary, engagement, pregnancy, fam-ily, graduation, and specialty photography. Alldigital packages available or design your ownpackage. Flexible, reliable, and eager to be apart of your event or special occasion. Askabout our SPECIAL FOR MACHINISTSMEMBERS. More information and slideshowsat http://studiojimages.net/ or call Beth at 402-730-8663.

RETIREES FROM KSC shop 2-2165, 18-62bldg, meet for breakfast monthly in Auburn,contact [email protected] for more info

RETIRED TOOL GRINDERS from AuburnShop, meet for lunch 2nd Wednesday of everymonth at Old Country Buffet in Federal Wayat 11:00 AM.

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FUSSY HOUSE KEEPER, $25/hour for athorough, professional job, working theBellevue, Issaquah, Maple Valley,Covington, Auburn and Burien areas, I useand supply green products, referrals avail-able, call Barb. 206-909-2196

RECRUITER for financial services company,we help people prepare for and invest the rightamount of money for retirement, what is yourfinancial independence number? Find out freeof charge, call Joe. 206-819-7924

HOME PRICES AT REDUCED LEVELS,low in interest rates, and a large inventorymakes for a buyer’s market. [email protected] for homes in yourprice range or call Von Provo/Admiral Re-alty at 425-359-0165

NAIL SPA SALON, discount for Boeingemployees, pedicure and manicure $28, fullset $24, fill $15 and more, walk ins welcome,3105 Alderwood Mall Blvd., Ste A-3.

KONA HAWAII OCEANFRONT condo,enjoy spectacular views, 2BD/2BA condow/ private linai, pool Jacuzzi, seewww.banyantreecondo.com for more info,$1025-1175/wk, Boeing discount pays fortaxes. 206-938-9214

ASHFORD ECHO VALLEY 3BD/2BAmanufactured home, well maintained, on _acre, partially fenced, 10 x 12 covered backdeck, 2 storage sheds, reduced to $106,500.360-569-2126

HOUSE FOR RENT by Normandy Park,Burien, 3bd/3ba, split level, close to shop-ping and schools, first month rent, damagedeposit $1400. 206-229-2921 leave message.

REAL NICE HOME FOR SALE, Palm Har-bor 1550 sq. ft., 4 years old, 3BD/2BA, 2 carc/p shed, $65000. 480-654-8840

FALL INTO RELAXATION! 1-bdrmbeachfront cabin on Hood Canal. Fall ratesstart at $190/weekend or $550/week. Seeonline at www.sisterspointcabin.com

30FTx20FT PLASTIC cover, $10. 10 ft plas-tic cover, $8. 206-323-6829

HEAVY DUTY DOLLY, $20. 206-323-6829

TRACTOR – MASSEY – HARRIS 45HP,front loader and 7 food bush hog mower,good condition, owners manual, asking$3000. 253-569-0373

HAND CARVED CEDAR EAGLE, 57” tall,always been indoors, $200. 360-387-9642

HOT TUB, seats 8, great condition, $800.253-875-9528

HI-LIFT JACK, miscellaneous hardware,garden tools, brush hook, 5 gallon Jeep gascans, hand saws, drill press, and drills, secu-rity lights, dresser mirror, cement tools, paintbrushes. 425-271-4902

BROODER, very good condition, has largecopper reflector for chick or any featheredbird, call for details. 425-745-8909

MOVIES, APPROXIMATELY 900, west-ern, war, sci-fi, family, comedy, drama, etc,all in good condition, VHS, $450 takes all, orpossible trade. 509-762-1282

BLACK, CAST IRON bath tub, with whitelong-claw legs, fixtures included, must see/make offer in Renton area. 425-255-4001

20 LITTLE WOODEN BOXES, 9”x12”x3”,great little drawers, etc. $2. Collectorshoebox, cardboard, holds 9 pair, real neat,has sayings on it, $20. 253-852-6809

MARBLE PIECES, 41 15 1/4 x21 1/2 and21”x12”, $10 OBO. 253-852-6809

CUB INTERNATIONAL TRACTOR manualof general contents, fuel system, steering, etc, 9sections electrical, $25 OBO. 253-852-6809

EUREKA STYLE 7 & G disposable dustbags for upright vacuum cleaner (16) for$10. 18 gallon metal cans, $5 all or 25 centseach. 253-852-6809

10FT METAL HAND BRAKE, pro II byTapco, in great cond, $1000. 253-852-6809

KERR & BALL wide mouth quarts 2 dozen,$10 each, 2 dozen half-pint quilted and plainwith white rings, $5, 2 dozen regular pts, $5 eachdozen. 1/2 gallon glass jars with twist lids forcanning or storage, 15 for $10. 253-852-6809

STINGER ELECTRIC BUG ZAPPER, $15new in box. Gray formica table leaf, 27” long,9” wide, good cond, $10. 253-852-6809

NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER, needsnew seal, $35, book included. 253-852-6809

HOUSE PLANTS, various kinds, rooted inwater and potted, $3 to $25, very nice andhealthy. 253-852-6809

26 PAIR plus warm jeans, men’s andwomen’s, for quilting, $15. 253-852-6809

MEN’S SWEAT JUMP suits by Buck andBuck designs for assisted and nursing home,etc, zips up in the back, 1 cotton polyester newrust color, $30, 2 navy and royal, $30 each,large, worn about two weeks, very good cond.Coveralls, grey strip size 42 short, 1 regularlength, good cond, $20 each. 253-852-6809

PORTABLE ROLLING CART, with liner(white), folds for easy storage for groceries,laundry, etc, 18” high-17” square, $20 likenew. 253-852-6809

COLLECTIBLE CHANDELIER, all brasswith printed flowers, 6 electric bulbs, plusbig bottom one, $150. 253-852-6809

NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER instruc-tions, recipes book, for modern guide forhome cooking, $5. 253-852-6809

NIKKEN MATTRESS, Kenkopad deluxe,thick all new material, consisting of polyure-thane foam 100%, queen 60x80, 6” thick, theKenkopad deluxe represents the summit ofexcellence in sleep technology, much morethan a mattress, this is a sleep system, veryclean and in good cond, $600. 253-852-6809

MEMORY FOAM PAD, queen size, 60x80,4” thick, used 2 years, very good condition,$100. 253-852-6809

2 NIKKEN KENKOPADS, the thinner stylethat goes over your mattress, featuring athick layer for added softness, offers por-table version of the Kenkopad Deluxe with-out sacrificing the important features andbenefits, $300 each, new in original boxes,queen size. 253-852-6809

1979 SPORTCOACH MOTORHOME win-dow screens for driver window and table sidescreen, $20 both good cond. 253-852-6809

PROPERTY FOR SALE in Montana, 20acres, near Charles M. Russell wildlife area,asking $25,000, listing under Romero, callGary at 406-538-3476

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78 RIVER FRONT ACRES, near OceanShores, power and well in, septic plan ap-proved, $265,000. 360-628-7701

THREE-TEN plus acres for sale on WillipaRiver and Robinson creek. 360-249-5083

WHY RENT WHEN YOU COULD OWNyour very own deeded 2BD/2BA condo onbeautiful Lake Chelan, has ecverything, callGeorge 253-846-2071

WORLDMARK BY WYNDHAM timeshare, 6,000 credits, renew annually Febru-ary, $4000. 253-563-1041

LEISURE TIME MEMBERSHIP, paid upuntil 4/1/12, $2000 including transfer fee.360-893-0803

1995 HITCHHIKER 30FT fifth wheel, goodcond, side hitch available, $6500. 253-839-2519

2 NEWER 5 GALLON L/P tanks, mfg dates2008/2009, mint condition, both tanks areQCC, $90 value, sell for $60. 425-212-9501

1995 CHEV BLUE S-10 LS EX cab pickup,4.3 automatic, tinted glass, tilt steering, A/C,cruise control, power steering, power brakes,AM/FM/cd stereo, cloth seats, bed liner,locking bed cover, dual exhaust, alloy wheels,excellent condition, $5500. 206-353-9985

BRONCO II 4x4 stick shift, runs great, $1500OBO. 253-875-9528

64.5 FORD MUSTANG, needs restoration,must see. 425-330-2892

1934 FORD 1 1/2 TON flat bed truck, com-plete, ran when parked 20+ years ago, beensitting outside, engine is froze up now, veryrestorable, $4900. 509-764-1825

1975 FX1200 HARLEY Davidson superglide, new heads, new starter, new battery,new seat, collector license plates, $2500.253-279-1678

1955 CHEVY, 4 door, automatic, 6 cylinder,rebuilt transmission, beautiful condition, norust, $13000. 425-823-6319

1968 FORD RANGER, 81 miles on rebuiltmotor, new tires, battery, air horns, sliding rearwindow, bed liner, $1600. 360-426-6333

WANTED – 10’ LIVINGSTON Ford 9Ntractor tires or tractor with tires for parts.253-631-1750

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Social Security has not caused the deficit andshould not be part of debt reduction strategies;that privatizing Medicare into a voucher programwill do nothing to reduce the cost of health care,but, instead, shift huge medical costs onto se-niors; and that raising the Medicare eligibility ageis especially cruel, since older Americans face themost difficulty in finding insurance due to chronichealth conditions.

Attendees heard from strong political and la-bor leaders like Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. BernieSanders, Secretary of Health and Human Ser-vices Kathleen Sebelius, past Alliance of RetiredAmericans President and past IAMAW Interna-tional President George Kourpias, AFL-CIOPresident Richard Trumka and others on issues ofimportance to seniors. Singer and activist JudyCollins offered entertainment while Robert Adlerfrom the Consumer Product Safety Commissionprovided helpful tips for seniors.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont ad-dressed the national outrage that millionaires andbillionaires, many benefiting from corporate taxloopholes and overseas accounts, are not asked topay more to strengthen Social Security.

Secretary Sebelius thanked Alliance membersfor their role in passing the Affordable Health CareAct. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), a member of the“Super Committee” addressing the national debt,stressed that seniors had paid into Social Security,and it would be wrong to now take it away.

Jim Hutchins said he was impressed with theinformation he took away from the conference.

“The thing that struck me themost was when we went ontoa website healthcare.gov. Itshowed the people in pov-erty in State of Washingtonat 30%; however, if citizenswere not receiving SocialSecurity, the number wouldjump up to 60%.”

He also liked the work-shop on Facebook, whichencouraged seniors to get onit to communicate with se-niors from other parts of U.S.to discover their problemsand share information.


Seniors Vocal on Issues at Legislative Conference

751 retiree delegates meet with Congressional staff duringlobby day at the Alliance Legislative Conference.

751 Delegates L to R: Mike Keller, RonMcGaha, T.J. Seibert and Helen Lowe discussuseful information from the workshops.


EASTERN WASHINGTON

Local 86 in Spokane recently congratulated members for their service tothe union and acknowledged their long-term presence. This year’s event washeld at the Beacon Hill Event Center and included a delicious catered dinnerand music by the “Doghouse Band.”

District President Tom Wroblewski, Secretary-Treasurer SusanPalmer, and Business Rep Steve Warren attended the event, along withthe Local 86 Executive Board.

“We consider it important to recognize our members and believe it isimportant to celebrate significant milestones and acknowledge long-timemembers for their dedication to the union,” said Business Rep Steve Warren.

Among those honored at the dinner were members reaching their 15thyear of Union service and awards for every 5 years thereafter – culminatingwith two 60 year members. Special thanks to Randy Weatherbee, a memberfrom Triumph, who served as the official event photographer. Local 86holds the awards banquet every three years.

Photo right: Receiving 25year awards: L to R: TedHogeweide, Gerald Grothand Dennis Marshall.

Photo left: Receiving 30year awards: L to R: MarvKelly, Roy Hays, CherylBaker, and Alvin Roath.

Receiving 35 year awards: L to R: Craig McClure, Wayne Denman, Alva Brodin, Earl Carnes,Rolin Stevens, Nhung Vu

Receiving 40 year awards: L to R: Roger Walker, DonColenso, Les Blom

Receiving 45 year awards L to R: Keith Armagost, Dan Fulton, CarlRantzow, Tom McInerney, and Ed Gately.

Receiving 20 year awards: Back L to R: Mike Blashill, Mike Pangerl, Bill Kuch, Lee Hirschel, MarcTucker, Randy Enos. Middle Row L to R: Charleen Hopkins, Mike Weissenfels, Stacey Ailie, JerryGepford Sr, Fred Dieterle, Linda Louie, Mark Berger. Front L to R: Rose Lehrbas, Linda Rivers, DuaneBabbitt, Angelina White, Lucy Tran, Kathy Cumpton, Wanda Joyce.

Receiving 15 year awards L to R: Rod West, KenyaConway, Gordon Cockrell, Victor Ivanov.

Receiving 50 year awards: DonaldJohnston (l) and Mirium Randolph.

60 year awards were presented to Richard Star(l) and Paul Dougherty

Past Local 86ExecutiveBoardmembers werealsorecognized: Lto R: SteveWarren, MikeBlashill, andRoy Hays.

Raffle Delivers Green forthe Guide Dogs of America

Eastern Washington locals continued to build on the success of theirannual raffle when they presented a check for $5,270 for Guide Dogs ofAmerica. The money was raised in the third annual Guide Dogs of Americaprize raffle.

Officers and Stewards from Local 86, 1951 and 1123 worked together tosecure prizes for the drawing and sell raffle tickets.

Representatives from Local 86, 1123 and 1951presented the big check toDistrict President Tom Wroblewski and District Secretary-Treasurer SusanPalmer at a September District Council meeting.

Representatives from across Eastern Washington proudly presented Guide Dogs witha check for $5,270 from their raffle. L to R: Secretary-Treasurer Susan Palmer, StaffAssistant Ken Howard, Chris Siegfried, Craig Smoot, Jim O’Brien, Andy Cashion,Gary Swartz, Fred McNeil, Alan Eveland, and District President Tom Wroblewski.

Local 86 Banquet Recognizes Service Pin Milestones

Jim Redd received a 55year award.