Connecting with your team
Do's and Don'ts for Managers
As a manager, you have both the opportunity and the responsibility to engage employees about the Boeing business strategy and how employees' efforts to meet customer commitments, improve quality and safety, and implement process improvements all contribute to our success. We succeed or fail together — as one team.
Those discussions should also include the important issues that come up during labor negotiations. Labor contracts are a big part of our business plan and have a significant effect on employees.
Do talk to your employees about negotiations and explain the company's position on issues. This web site can help you understand those positions.
Do help employees understand how their work and skills are linked to productivity and growth.
Do listen to what your employees have to say about the issues in negotiations.
Do answer employees’ questions. If you don’t know the answer, let employees know that you will get back to them. (Your local Human Resources Generalist can help you find the answers.)
Do encourage employees to carefully consider the company’s proposals.
Do encourage employees to review this web site with their families so they understand the issues and the value of the company’s final contract offer.
Do encourage employees to vote "yes" to ratify the final contract offer.
Don't ask employees how they plan to vote. If employees tell you how they plan to vote, that’s fine, but you should not be the one to ask.
It's okay to talk about the company's views and make sure employees have the facts. We encourage managers to talk to their employees and be viewed as the accurate source of information about negotiations.