ARTICLE 30

Duration

Section 1.      This Agreement shall be in full force and effect until midnight, December 2, 2007, and for additional periods of one (1) year thereafter unless either party hereto shall give written notice of its intent to terminate the Agreement or modify any portion or any of the terms hereof by registered mail to the other party not less than sixty (60) nor more than seventy (70) days prior to December 2, 2007, or prior to the end of any yearly period subsequent thereto.

Section 2.      The parties in consideration of the benefits, privileges, and advantages provided in this Agreement and as a condition to the execution of this Agreement suspend meetings in collective bargaining negotiations during the life of this Agreement with respect to any further demands, including pensions or insurance for employees or with respect to any questions of wages, hours, or working conditions, except as may be dealt with as a grievance under Article 7 hereof.

Section 3.      Should notice of termination or modification be given by either party as provided in Section 1 of this Article, this contract shall terminate as of its expiration date unless specifically extended by written agreement, and, upon such termination, any and all obligations of either party to continue to maintain the grievance procedure provided by the contract shall immediately terminate and become unenforceable; provided, however, that any grievance which has, prior to the termination of the contract, been appealed to arbitration will be processed under the terms of this contract.

Section 4.      Notices shall be in writing and shall be sent by registered mail addressed, if to the Union, to District Lodge 26, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, care of the Directing Business Representative, or his or her designee, 365 New Britain Road, Kensington, Connecticut; 06037; and if to the Company, to United Technologies Corporation, care of Vice President for Industrial Relations, Hartford, Connecticut.

It is understood and agreed that this Agreement has been ratified by the membership of District Lodge 26 and its affiliated Local Lodges 700, 1746 and 1746-A.

Dated at East Hartford, Connecticut, this 6th day of December 2004.