By Scott Hamilton
Aug. 27, 2026, © Leeham News: SPEEA, the engineers and technicians union, and Boeing will meet on Monday to discuss where to go following last Friday’s rejection by both worker groups of contracts negotiated by negotiators from both sides.
SPEEA, which stands for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, spent most of this week surveying its members to obtain more specificity for the coming new round of contract talks.
The current contracts expire at midnight Oct. 6. If no agreement is reached by then, workers are free to strike.
Boeing declined comment on the timing but said, “We look forward to working with SPEEA to find a solution at the bargaining table.”
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Boeing, which was optimistic about approval despite SPEEA’s Bargaining Unit Councils turning thumbs down on the tentative agreements (each worker group has its own contract negotiated by SPEEA), began implementation of its contingency plan in case no agreement is reached.
The company posted job openings today for replacement engineers and technicians.
Earlier this year, Boeing and SPEEA reached a contract with workers at the former Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas. Spirit, which was originally a Boeing factory, was spun off from Boeing in 2006. It was reacquired in December and now operates as a subsidiary.
The success of reaching an agreement in Wichita contributed to the optimism expressed by the parties in this negotiation. However, 10 years of resentment over outsourcing jobs to other states and countries created a different atmosphere that contributed to the rejection of the two contracts last week.
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