LETTER 20

Indirect Subcontracting

 

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 subcontracting of Facilities, Machine Tool Services, Tool Die & Gage, and Materials work.

Both the Company and the Union acknowledge a substantial portion of the work has been and will continue to be performed by subcontractors.

In each of the aforementioned organizations during the life of the previous Agreement, a committee consisting of Company and Union representatives was formed for the purpose of reviewing the subcontracting of Facilities, Machine Tool Services, Tool, Die and Gage and Materials work.  These committees will continue to review the current Facilities, Machine Tool Services, Tool Die & Gage, and Materials contractors and the duties they perform for the Company.  The Company will discuss with the Union whether it is compatible with good business judgment to have any of that work performed by current bargaining unit employees and/or employees on layoff with recall rights.  As part of this review the committee will:

  • Continue to utilize the process created under the previous Agreement that allows the Union to bid on non-production work that the Company may intend to subcontract in the near future.

 

  • Continue to assess the availability of qualified and qualifiable employees to enter training programs that may be required. 

Pertinent information necessary for the Committee to perform its review will be shared with the Union members of the Committee.  The Union and its representatives will protect the confidentiality of any Company sensitive and proprietary information that might be disclosed during the Committee’s review. 

Any decision to subcontract work remains within the sole discretion of the Company.

 

Sincerely,

James R. Miller

Vice President, Industrial Relations

Accepted this 6th day of December 2004