Councils
SPEEA and Regional Council Officers
The Council Officers are elected to serve during the two-year term of the SPEEA Council. Their duties include setting the agenda of the Council meetings, and monitoring the activities of the various Council committees. These are some of the hardest working members of our organization, participating on numerous committees themselves.
The chair is the presiding officer of the Council meetings. The treasurer is responsible for the Council funds and is accountable to the SPEEA Executive Board treasurer. The secretary is the recording officer and record custodian. The Council Officers meet each month, prior to every Council meeting to discuss any motions or business and decide on the final agenda.
About the Councils
Council Information
The SPEEA bodies which define union policy are the SPEEA Council, Northwest Council and Midwest Council. The SPEEA Council acts on behalf of the entire membership (all bargaining units). The Northwest (NW) Regional Council forms policy for bargaining units at The Boeing Company. The Midwest (MW) Regional Council is the policy-determining body for the bargaining units at Spirit AeroSystems.
Each bargaining unit retains a Bargaining Unit Council (BUC) that acts on behalf of the unit membership. See the individual bargaining unit pages for officer information.
The SPEEA Council meetings are held on the second Thursday of every January, March, *June and October. (*The June meeting takes place on a Friday as kick-off to the annual Council Convention and Leadership Conference.) The Northwest and Midwest Council meetings are held the second Thursday of February, April, May, July, August, September, November and December.
The Councils consist of member-elected delegates or Council Representatives (Council Rep, “CR”) and delegate-elected Council Officers who serve two-year terms. Elections are held every two years in May unless a vacancy occurs. Prior to elections, the SPEEA Tellers define geographical Council districts for every 100-200 members to produce a delineation. The delineation determines the number of CR positions for each district.