Flash: SPEEA and Boeing reach tentative 4-year contract deal

SPEEA and Boeing reach tentative agreement on new contracts

SEATTLE\n- Tentative agreement was reached today between the Society of\nProfessional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local\n2001, and Boeing on new four-year contracts covering 21,000 engineers\nand technical workers.
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The two\nsides reached agreement early Friday. Union negotiators are\nrecommending members approve the agreements. If approved by union\nmembers, the agreements will replace existing contracts that expire\nDec. 1.
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\nTwo contracts are involved in the negotiations. The first covers 14,000\nengineers in the SPEEA Professional Bargaining Unit. The second\ncontract covers 7,000 technical workers in the union's Technical\nBargaining Unit. While the majority of workers are in the Puget Sound\nregion, the contracts cover employees in Oregon, Utah and California.\nBoth contracts expire Dec. 1.
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\nNo details can be released until after union negotiators present the\nagreements to the SPEEA Professional and Technical bargaining unit\ncouncils at a special meeting set for 5 p.m., this evening (Friday,\nNov. 14).
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\n Main Table negotiations started Oct. 29.

Source: SPEEA.org