Boeing to deliver SPEEA contract proposal Wednesday

Published 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 16, 2008

While Boeing watches its Machinists’ union continue to strike, the company will hand over its initial contract proposal to its engineers union tomorrow.

The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace gave Boeing its list of contract demands last week. Tomorrow, it will be Boeing’s turn to present its case for the new three-year labor deal.

It’ll be interesting to see whether Boeing continues to push sticking points the Machinists shunned (change in pension plans for new workers) and how the company handles the question of outsourcing.

The aerospace company posted this message on its negotiations Web site.

The memo is from Mike Denton, Commercial Airplanes vice president of Engineering, and Conrad Ball, chief engineer for IDS Puget Sound, to all managers and Human Resources employees in Washington and Oregon

“While the last few years have seen strong success for Boeing in the marketplace, we must negotiate this contract with the long-term stability and competitiveness of the company in mind. Our proposals to the union will reflect our commitment to these long-term goals.”

The Machinists strike will enter day 12 tomorrow.

Here’s the IAM’s latest video: