In an unprecedented move, the Boeing Co. locked out its unionized Washington state Fire Fighters May 4.

Local I-66 President Casey Yeager said his negotiating team presented Boeing on April 29 with a “reasonable, meet-in-the-middle” contract proposal that represented a compromise between the union’s initial demands and Boeing’s twice-rejected offer.

“Boeing refused to consider it,” he said. “The company told us we’ll have to take the offer we’ve already rejected twice, because we won’t get anything better. Now with this lockout, it’s trying to bully us into accepting a bad contract.”

Join the picket lines during non-work hours.

With only 125 members of Local I-66 at Boeing, you can help bolster their numbers. Join the picket line for as long as you can – no shift is too short! Even just taking a half hour lunch break with them does a lot for morale.

Look for SPEEA picket signs at the IAFF Local I-66 picket sites or pick up signs at the SPEEA Everett or Tukwila halls. When you take SPEEA picket signs to the picket line, leave them there for the next members.

Sign for your car

Remember to put a car sign on your dash. Pick up the signs at the SPEEA office or click here to print it on your non-work printer.

Honk and wave when driving by the picket sites, too.

Red shirt Fridays for fire fighters

Show solidarity – wear your red SPEEA shirt on Fridays to honor and support Boeing Fire Fighters.

• - Via Venmo (@BoeingIAFFi66) - Paypal (@BoeingFFLocali66) - Check made out to the I-66 Strike Fund and mailed to I-66 Strike Fund, c/o P.O. Box 1768, Renton, WA 98057