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Wilmington
• July 2001 agreement
• Unprecedented 5-year term
• Improved flexibility
– Overtime
– Supervisor’s performing work
– RIF-cost/productivity improvements
Boron
• November 2001 agreement (3-year)
• Significant cost/productivity improvements
– Pyramiding of overtime eliminated
– Fitness for duty program
– Product packing - outside Boron
– 12-hour shifts - mine operation
12-hour shift benefits
• Eliminated one shift change/lunch break
• Reduced overtime - 30%
– Unscheduled
– Working lunch
• Productivity
– Shutdown/start-up
– Crew alignment
– Communications
• Equipment reduction
– 1 shovel
– 2 loaders
– 8 haulage trucks
• Fatigue
– Overtime - day off only
– Improved time off
Labor contracts
Labor