USEC INC
10-K405, EX-10.42, 2000-09-15
MINING & QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS)
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.42




                                    AGREEMENT
                                       TO
              EXTEND THE TERM OF THE 1996 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT



The undersigned agree this 3RD day of DECEMBER, 1999 to extend the term of their
collective bargaining agreement, that is effective from APRIL 1, 1996 until May
2, 2000, for an additional period of four years, until 12:01 a.m., May 2, 2004.
Except only for the following changes, all provisions of the collective
bargaining agreement, including the four memorandums ratified by the Union
membership since April 1, 1996, will continue in effect until 12:01 a.m., May 2,
2004:

1.      The second sentence of Article XX, Section 1 of the collective
        bargaining agreement is revised to read:

               "It shall continue in effect until 12:01 a.m., May 2, 2004 and
               shall be renewed thereafter from year to year unless written
               notice is given by either party sixty (60) days prior to the
               expiration date that it is desired to terminate or amend the
               Contract."

2.      Appendix D is revised to add the attached tables of base hourly rates to
        become effective on May 2, 2000, May 2, 2001, May 2, 2002 and May 2,
        2003 that provide for annual base hourly wage adjustments and annual
        lump sum payments, as follows:

               Wage rates effective May 2, 2000

                      2% General Wage Increase to the May 2, 1999 base hourly
                      wage rates, plus a lump sum wage payment of 2% of each
                      bargaining unit employee's base rate shall be paid to
                      active hourly employees on the payroll as of May 2, 2000.

               Wage rates effective May 2, 2001

                      2% General Wage Increase to the May 2, 2000 base hourly
                      wage rates, plus a lump sum wage payment of 2% of each
                      bargaining unit employee's base rate shall be paid to
                      active hourly employees on the payroll as of May 2, 2001.
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                Wage rates effective May 2, 2002

                       2% General Wage Increase to the May 2, 2001 base hourly
                       wage rates, plus a lump sum wage payment of 2% of each
                       bargaining unit employee's base rate shall be paid to
                       active hourly employees on the payroll as of May 2, 2002.

                Wage rates effective May 2, 2003

                       2% General Wage Increase to the May 2, 2002 base hourly
                       wage rates, plus a lump sum wage payment of 2% of each
                       bargaining unit employee's base rate shall be paid to
                       active hourly employees on the payroll as of May 2, 2003.
                       *

                Lump sum payments will be based on annualized percent increases
                on each base classification rate on dates of adjustment.

3.      Appendix E, COLA, Section 2, is revised as attached only to extend the
        table of quarterly COLA adjustment dates from 8/7/00 through 5/2/04.
        During the extended term of the collective bargaining agreement, COLA
        will continue to be paid as a separate rate per hour for each hour an
        employee receives pay from the Company and will be paid weekly.

4.      The term "Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers
        International Union, AFL-CIO" is substituted for the terms "Oil,
        Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union," or "International
        Union, wherever those terms presently appear in the collective
        bargaining agreement or addendum thereto.

5.      The term "Paper, Allied-industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers
        International Union, AFL-CIO, and its Affiliated Local No. 5-689" is
        substituted for the term "Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International
        Union, and its Affiliated Local No. 3-689" wherever that term presently
        appears in the collective bargaining agreement or addendum thereto.

6.      The term "PACE" is substituted for the term "OCAW" wherever that term
        presently appears in the collective bargaining agreement or addendum
        thereto.

7.      The term "United States Enrichment Corporation, Portsmouth Gaseous
        Diffusion Plant ('USEC')" is substituted for the terms "Lockheed Martin
        Utility Services, Inc., Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant", "Lockheed
        Martin Utility Services, Inc." or "LMUS", wherever those terms presently
        appear in the collective bargaining agreement or addendum thereto.

8.      The term "outlined in Section 6(d)", a typographical error contained in
        Article VIll, Section 6(d) of the collective bargaining agreement, is
        revised to read "outlined in Section 6(e)".

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9.      Shift work schedules for calendar years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 will
        be jointly prepared and published to the membership prior to May 2,
        2000.




AGREED:


For Paper, Allied -Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International
Union, AFL-CIO

By:     /s/Peter A. Brown
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For Paper, Allied-industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union,
AFL-CIO and its Affiliated local 5-689

By:     s/s/Dan Minter                      s/s/Martin J. Ross
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        s/s/Mike Neal
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        s/s/L.J. Smith
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        s/s/William R. Dimit
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For United States Enrichment Corporation, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

By:     s/s/W.E. Thompson
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        s/s/J.R. Uhlinger
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        s/s/Gary M. Hairston
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