LETTER 21
Executive Steering Committee
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
following understanding and agreement between the Company and the Union
concerning the Executive Steering Committee.
The parties agree to
continue the Executive Steering Committee to communicate with each other
concerning the issues of job security, productivity, workforce
flexibility, training and cost reduction. The Executive Steering Committee
will meet not less frequently than once per month.
The Union members
of the Executive Steering Committee shall be the Directing Business
Representative or his or her designee, the Assistant Directing Business
Representative of District 26 or his or her designee and the Presidents of
Local Lodges 700, 1746 and 1746A. The Company members of the Executive
Steering Committee shall be Pratt & Whitney’s Senior Vice President,
Module Centers & Operations, the Senior Vice President and General
Manager, Aftermarket Services, and the Vice President, Industrial
Relations.
The Executive Steering
Committee shall have access to information concerning financial results,
partnership and offset agreements, part manufacture authorizations,
scheduling, staffing plans affecting the bargaining unit and other such
information, as mutually deemed relevant by the parties. The Union
members of the committee agree to keep the above information confidential
and if the Company has reasonable cause to determine a breach of
confidentiality has occurred, access to such information may be withdrawn.
The Executive Steering
Committee shall meet on a monthly basis to review issues related to job
security, productivity, cost reduction, workforce flexibility and
training. The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing joint efforts
in all areas and may create other committees with management and Union
representatives to develop and implement programs to achieve the above
objectives.
Sincerely,
James R. Miller
Vice President,
Industrial Relations
Accepted this 6th day of December 2004
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