District Lodge 751
Voluntary Layoff (VLO)
April 30th, 2020
Job codes that are included in the current VLO:
00205 16707 72407 97110
01806 18104 74808 97111
03907 18308 77308 98208
10507 20106 81208 99206
11407 30106 82003 99308
12107 31507 90109 C0806
13407 40110 91307 C1608
13903 40710 91507 C2511
15207 50102 91709 C3103
16108 50104 92109
16408 61707 92608
16608 70808 96005
00505 17808 30204 55806 74407 C0804
03505 17908 30206 55808 75005 C0905
03609 18706 30304 56108 75007 C1006
03703 19104 30306 56110 75306 C2507
03705 20104 30605 57006 75307 C2509
03903 20503 31407 58303 75808 C3201
03905 20504 31606 59106 76308 C3302
10503 20506 31607 59107 78806 C3303
10505 21203 40708 61003 80508 C3406
11702 21204 41104 61005 82005 C3408
11705 21205 41904 61007 85505 C4003
13404 21405 50906 61103 89404 C4204
13406 22107 51406 61105 89709 C4608
13706 22304 52007 69406 89907 N0104
14308 22908 52008 71305 90108 N0107
15106 23904 54506 71604 90204
16811 25806 54508 72103 90206
17208 30005 54808 72805 91104
17505 30006 54810 73707 91309
17709 30104 55506 73809 91509
Members will receive their invitation to participate in the VLO through WorkLife. If you received
your invitation to apply for the VLO in WorkLife, you will only have one week to register to participate in the VLO (April 27-May 4). Then, Boeing will notify members on May 14 of approval
or denial for the VLO, and the layoff date for those approved will be June 5.
The memorandum of understanding provides that those approved for VLO:
• Will receive a lump-sum payment of one week of pay for every year of service (up to a
maximum of 26 weeks of pay),
• Are eligible to receive a continuation of medical insurance for up to six months after date of
layoff (classified as COBRA coverage at active rates), and
• Will forfeit recall rights and lose seniority (the same as those accepting the lump sum
payment option on regular layoff benefits or those who retire from Boeing). Therefore,
anyone requesting the voluntary layoff should be certain they will not return to Boeing in the
future.
• If more individuals apply for voluntary layoff than the allocated reductions set by Boeing,
requests will be approved based on employees with the highest seniority.
Those considering the VLO will need to look at the potential impacts on drawing their Boeing
pension at a later time, based on their age and individual circumstances. Voluntary layoffs allow 751 members to volunteer for layoff by seniority order making them eligible for certain benefits they might not otherwise have received. Our Union believes voluntary layoffs are an important option to allow some members to leave. This may be a positive opportunity for those that are ready to retire to utilize additional benefits that were not otherwise available to them so other members can remain on the payroll. This is just an option that may be appealing to some members, but only the individual can determine what is best for their situation.
I presume the ILO is going to include these codes as well.