IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson were among the speakers at SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001's annual convention and leadership conference held on May 30-31 near Seattle.
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IFPTE’s letter tells the House and Senate Appropriation Committee’s Subcommittee on on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies that “The President’s requested FY26 spending levels for NASA and the NASA Science budget are a call to willingly abandon American ingenuity, scientific leadership, and decades of investment.
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, on May 19, signed a bill that extends unemployment insurance benefits to striking workers. With his signature, Washington became the third state (behind New York and New Jersey) to give strikers a financial lifeline.
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“This bill invests in our nation’s aerospace engineering and manufacturing leadership,” said SPEEA President John Dimas. “It makes sure that the leading aerospace firms are committed to build a safety culture, continuing to improve product quality and re-establishing effective communication between the bridge and the engine room.”
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Senate Bill 5041, which would grant unemployment insurance benefits to striking workers, was approved by the Washington state Senate and sent to the state’s House of Representatives for consideration.
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The IFPTE family is mourning the loss of the 67 passengers, crew, and military personnel who perished in the tragic collision of Flight 5342 and a Blackhawk helicopter on Wednesday night at the Reagan Washington National Airport. The devasting accident impacted families and communities across the globe, including Wichita, Kansas, and Washington, DC where IFPTE members live and work.
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The amount of money available for raises for engineers at Spirit AeroSystems will increase by at least 23%, including the promotional fund, over the next four years, after unionized engineers at the company accepted the company’s contract offer.
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The bargaining team for SPEEA’s Wichita Engineering Unit has reached a tentative agreement with management at Spirit AeroSystems on a new four-year contract.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 continues to stand with striking Machinists union members who on Wednesday voted to reject the latest contract offer from the Boeing Co.
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At this point, we don’t know of any direct impacts on the jobs of any SPEEA-represented employees at Spirit Aerosystems.
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“Rather than resolve the IAM strike and focus the company’s resources on rebuilding the trust of regulators and customers, Boeing leadership has decided to harm every aspect of the company,” said SPEEA Executive Director Ray Goforth.
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This week, IFPTE and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees a letter urging them to direct NASA to continue supporting the VIPER mission.
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Contract talks between SPEEA and executives at Spirit AeroSystems are on hold, due to uncertainty about the labor situation at Boeing and what our union describes as a “chasm” between it and Spirit management on key issues.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001, the union for aerospace professionals at Boeing, will donate up to $99,000 to the hardship fund for members of the International Association of Machinists District Lodge 751, who are on strike against the company.
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As the IAM enters their third week on strike against the Boeing Company, SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 leaders and members, along with former IFPTE president, Paul Shearon joined striking Union Sisters and Brothers on the picket lines.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 is strongly supporting Machinists Union members at Boeing, who voted by a 96% margin on Sept. 12 to go on strike against the company.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 Director of Strategic Development, Rich Plunkett, along with Matt Biggs, Faraz Khan, and Brian Kildee from the International, met this week with Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, and National Transportation Safety Board Chair, Jennifer Homendy.
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SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001 president/IFPTE SPEEA Area Vice President, John Dimas, issued the following statement in response to the Boeing Company’s hiring of Kelly Ortberg as the corporation’s new CEO.
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About a dozen SPEEA members and staffers attended a rally at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park on July 17 to support more than 20,000 Machinists Union members who voted nearly unanimously to support their union’s strike sanction vote.
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SPEEA’s statement noted, “The announced sale of Spirit AeroSystems to Boeing, brings some certainty to the nearly 3,000 engineers, technical and professional workers at Spirit that SPEEA represents.”
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