At the annual Northwest Recognition Banquet, SPEEA shows appreciation for Council Reps and special guests who volunteer their time on behalf of the union. In addition, awards are presented to individuals in certain categories.

Do you know someone whose outstanding efforts merit special recognition? Submit a nomination form by Feb. 20.

Nominations go to a selection committee which makes a recommendation to the Council officers for final approval.

Pezzini award for outstanding volunteer

SPEEA is also seeking nominations for the Stephen Pezzini Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) award for the outstanding volunteer/activist of the year. This award goes to a member who is active in both their community and in their union

To be eligible, nominees must be a SPEEA member in a Northwest bargaining unit (Washington, Oregon, Utah or California).

To nominate a member for the Pezzini award, send an e-mail with the person’s name and why you are nominating him or her (specific examples help) to terryh@speea.org by Feb. 20. 

SPEEA is seeking Executive Board candidates to run for the following offices:

• President
• Treasurer
• Secretary

If you’ve been a member for the preceding 24 months and are interested in helping to lead SPEEA, click on the link below for instructions, deadlines and petitions to run for one of these positions.

SPEEA Executive Board Instruction Book and Petitions

Engineers at Boeing Flight Services Miami are now members of the SPEEA Professional Unit!

Votes in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election were counted today at the Seattle Regional Office. Engineers at the expanding Miami facility work closely with engineers at Boeing’s Puget Sound locations.

“These employees asked for our help and we are pleased to help them gain the voice at work they need and deserve,” said SPEEA President Tom McCarty.

The two engineers at the facility join more than 15,600 engineers in the SPEEA Professional Unit. By joining the existing bargaining unit, the vote expands the unit’s geographical reach, easing the path for aerospace engineers in other parts of the country to organize and gain the benefits of professional union representation with SPEEA.

SPEEA filed the petition for the employee vote with the NLRB Region 19 office Sept. 13. The filing followed the union’s
140-member governing council’s unanimous vote in favor of the employees’ request to join the SPEEA Professional Unit.

“The expertise these employees have is critical to The Boeing Company,” said Ray Goforth, SPEEA executive director.
“We welcome them into the SPEEA family.”

In recent months, SPEEA is increasingly being contacted by aerospace employees from around the country who are looking to secure the benefits and protections provided by union representation.

Press Release - November 15, 2013

WICHITA, Kan. – With management at Spirit AeroSystems starting a new round of one-on-one meetings and employee layoffs, SPEEA reminds our represented employees to exercise their right to have a Council Representative or other union official present during meetings where discipline may be discussed. This includes meetings that could result in layoff.
 
Members should also seek assistance before having any discussions with Spirit management or human resources (HR) if management approaches them with a Severance/Waiver Agreement.
 
SPEEA Council Representatives are trained to assist employees during these meetings. The training is updated annually.
 
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Locate your SPEEA Council Representative
 
If you have questions or cannot locate a Council Representative and need immediate representation at a meeting with management, call the SPEEA Wichita office at 682-0262.

Ed Wells Partnership (EWP) recently added a number of resume and job-search workshops to its list of offerings. The workshops provide information about how to be successful searching for new jobs within Boeing. A list of the new workshops is available on the Ed Wells Partnership page of our website.

Complete information and registration is available on the Boeing intranet:http://edwells.web.boeing.com/CareerCoaching.cfm.