Key facts
- Boeing and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) have reached a tentative contract agreement.
- The proposed four-year contract covers about 13,000 engineers and scientists, and roughly 4,000 technicians, analysts, and planners.
- Both SPEEA negotiation teams are endorsing the proposals, citing improvements to work-life balance.
- The current contracts remain in effect until Oct. 6.
- SPEEA's professional and technical bargaining unit councils will review the proposals next week and issue recommendations.
Boeing and its engineering union, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), have reached a tentative contract agreement, union officials announced Friday. The proposed four-year deal, which covers approximately 13,000 engineers and scientists and 4,000 technicians, analysts, and planners, is a significant step toward labor peace for the aerospace manufacturer.
Both SPEEA negotiation teams are endorsing the proposals, stating they offer "real and meaningful value" along with improvements to work-life balance. The negotiations, which began July 1, marked the first full contract negotiation between Boeing and SPEEA in nearly 14 years. The current contracts remain in effect until October 6, meaning the latest offer does not immediately eliminate the possibility of a work stoppage.
SPEEA's professional and technical bargaining unit councils are scheduled to review the proposals next week and will issue recommendations to members. These councils also have the authority to call for a strike authorization vote, though no strike can occur before the existing contracts expire. Boeing executive Ben Nimmergut indicated the offer is designed to place the company's aerospace workforce among market leaders in pay and benefits.