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LETTER 12 Technological Changes
Mr. James M. Parent Assistant Directing Business Representative District Lodge No. 26 I.A.M.A.W., AFL-CIO 365 New Britain Road Kensington, Connecticut 06037
Dear Mr. Parent: This is to confirm the understanding and agreement between the Company and the Union concerning technological changes. It is understood and agreed by the parties that technological changes will help the Company be more competitive in the marketplace, thereby providing enhanced job security. Therefore, the parties will cooperate to minimize the effect that these changes will have on employees. There will be a joint Union/Management Committee established within the first quarter of the signing of this Agreement. The committee will be comprised of four (4) representatives from the Union plus the Directing Business Representative and/or his or her designee and four (4) representatives from the Company plus the Vice President, Human Resources, and/or his or her designee to study the problems arising from technological changes in relation to its effect on employees in the bargaining unit. The joint committee will meet on a quarterly basis. The Company will meet and discuss with the Union any major technological changes that will be introduced in any plant at least one (1) month prior to instituting technological changes with the intent of minimizing the impact on the bargaining unit. The Union and its representatives will protect the confidentiality of any Company sensitive and proprietary information that might be disclosed in such briefings. In the unforeseeable event that the introduction of new technology will result in the Company's intention to close a plant or eliminate a business unit, the terms of Article 27 will apply, including non-arbitrability. If as a result of technological changes training is required, the Company will provide the training it determines to be necessary to the affected employees on Company time in accordance with the Joint Company-Union Training Agreement referenced in Letter 14 of this Agreement. Sincerely, James R. Miller Vice President, Industrial Relations Accepted this 6th day of December 2004
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