Nearly 1,000 engineers represented by SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001, at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas approved a new six-year contract by a significant margin. The new contract provides annual raises, increased overtime pay, parental leave, on the job protections, outsourcing and layoff benefits and a $4,000 signing bonus. Employees also agreed to changes to the medical plans that phase-in during the contract.
Read MoreA number of ex-SPEEA members have transferred out of a SPEEA bargaining unit with BCERP benefits and may be retirement eligible or may become retirement eligible before Dec. 1, 2018. Friend of SPEEA is sponsoring two webinars to highlight potential lump sum benefit reductions.
Read MoreFor 2018-2019 the SPEEA NW Council awarded $40,000 to support groups focused on student outreach for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Read MorePortland, Ore. - A $20-plus million success story called the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center (OMIC) is expanding near Boeing’s Portland campus. Matt Carter, a SPEEA member and Boeing Technical Fellow has been helping make this project a reality for 25 years.
Read MoreExcessive overtime hours are a major factor behind career burnout, bad morale at work and troubles at home according to respondents to the Friend of SPEEA, "What is Your Time Worth?" survey.
Read MoreIn 2014, 484 current and former SPEEA-represented employees received an award of $47 million when an arbitrator ruled The Boeing Company had denied them the benefits of their SPEEA contract.
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