Washington State Workers Plan Statewide Walkout After ‘Not a Dime’ Pay Offer
OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington public employees plan to walkout for a short, coordinated protest Monday, August 31, as contract talks with the state remain stalled. The Washington Federation of State Employees, known as WFSE or AFSCME Council 28, said members at about 125 locations across the state will take part in the “Walkout with […]
Boeing engineers and technical professionals vote down contract, greenlights strike
EVERETT — Members of Boeing’s largest white-collar union, SPEEA, on Friday rejected the company’s proposed four-year contracts for engineers and technical workers, while overwhelmingly authorizing their leaders to call a strike if talks fail before the current agreements expire in early October. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, or SPEEA, announced the results […]
Boeing and SPEEA begin contract negotiations – first full bargaining in 14 years
EVERETT—The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) and aerospace giant Boeing officially began their contract negotiation bargaining yesterday, Wednesday, July 1. This is the first full contract negotiation between Boeing and SPEEA in 14 years. Most recently, SPEEA-represented employees approved a contract extension in 2020. “We’ve already found several areas of common interest […]
