SPEEA members ratify four-year Boeing contract after August rejection

EVERETT— The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), Boeing’s largest white-collar union, announced on Thursday that its members approved a four-year contract offer, averting a possible strike. SPEEA said its professional unit ratified the deal by 67.62%, with 7,895 votes to accept and 3,780 to reject. The technical unit approved its separate contract […]

Boeing makes final SPEEA offer with an immediate 10% guaranteed raise after August rejection

SEATTLE — Boeing presented a revised four-year contract offer Friday to the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), and the union’s bargaining committee recommended that members vote to accept. Union negotiators said the new package is not everything members sought but represents a meaningful improvement in guaranteed pay and workplace language. “The results […]

Boeing lays out ramp up plan as 33,000 machinists return to work

EVERETT—Tens of thousands of International Association of Machinists (IAM) 751 & W24 union members returned to work Tuesday, November 12, following approval of a historic agreement with Boeing on November 4, ending a 53-day strike that cost the aerospace juggernaut billion dollars in lost revenue. The Boeing Production System follows a lean methodology utilizing Just-in-Time, […]

Third time is the charm: IAM union approves contract

SEATTLE—International Association of Machinists 751 & W24 union members voted, 59 percent, on Monday, November 4, to accept the latest October 31 contract offer from Boeing—the strike has ended. “This is time for us to come together, this is a victory,” International Association of Machinists 751 President Jon Holden said to cheers and a few boos from […]