SPEEA Professional Unit & Technical Unit
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- July 17 Negotiations UpdateThe week concluded with a flurry of activity for your SPEEA Negotiation Team. On Friday, the team: The team on Friday also began collaborative… Read more: July 17 Negotiations Update
- July 16 Negotiations UpdateThursday was another busy day for your SPEEA Negotiation Team. Our team: The Team also reviewed the data from this week’s survey, some of… Read more: July 16 Negotiations Update
- July 15 Negotiations UpdateToday was mostly an internal workday for our SPEEA Negotiation Team as they prepared counterproposals to the contract language Boeing presented Tuesday, regarding performance… Read more: July 15 Negotiations Update
- July 14 Negotiations UpdateTuesday was a busy day for your SPEEA Negotiation Team. Boeing executives presented our team with proposed contract language for a new performance management… Read more: July 14 Negotiations Update
- July 13 Negotiations UpdateOur SPEEA Negotiation Team resumed talks with the Boeing Co. on Monday, continuing with the interest-based bargaining approach. Our team met with Boeing to… Read more: July 13 Negotiations Update
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Prof and Tech Bargaining Units
The Professional Unit represents engineers and scientists working at Boeing locations in Washington and Oregon, plus some sites in Utah and California. A complete list of occupations and job families can be found in Appendix B of the Profs contract with Boeing.
The Technical Unit represents designers, analysts, specialists and technicians working at all Boeing locations in Washington and Oregon, plus some sites in Utah and California. Boeing engineering interns are included in this bargaining unit. A complete list of occupations and job families can be found in Appendix B of the Techs contract with Boeing.
Prof & Tech Bargaining Unit Council (BUC) Officers
| Prof BUC Officers | |
|---|---|
| Chair | David Garrett |
| Vice-Chair | Alex Phillips |
| Secretary | Brian Algiers |
| Tech BUC Officers | |
|---|---|
| Chair | Debi Pennington |
| Vice-Chair | John Little |
| Secretary | Spenser Fowler |
Contract info
In SPEEA’s Northwest Region, the contracts for the Professional Unit and Technical Unit are negotiated simultaneously, but they are separate contracts for the different groups of workers.
The current contract for Profs and Techs expires on Oct. 6, 2026