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Boeing (BA) Reaches Tentative Four Year Union Deal Covering 17,000 Engineers
September 30, 2026 // Boeing (NYSE:BA) reached a tentative four year labor deal with the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace covering about 17,000 workers. The proposed agreement includes guaranteed wage increases over the contract term, according to union communications released alongside the announcement.
A Boeing strike could give the state’s UI fund a much bigger test
September 24, 2026 // This year, benefits paid for by employers and traditionally meant for workers who lose work through no fault of their own became available to people who are employed but who choose not to work, too. And the Washington state Employment Security Department told me that as of Sept. 14, 174 striking workers have been paid benefits so far in 2026, accounting for 814 paid weeks and $604,491 from the Unemployment Trust Fund. That is up surprisingly little from Aug. 5, when ESD reported 151 paid claimants, 741 paid weeks and $565,714. (I say “little” recognizing that even a dollar given to a person choosing not to work takes away from a fund that has been relied on as a safety net for workers who lose their jobs.)
Boeing’s engineers union backs latest contract offer
September 23, 2026 // SPEEA, the union representing Boeing engineers and technical employees, said on Wednesday that they recommended their members accept Boeing's latest contract offer. Boeing and its engineering union reached a contract agreement this month, a four-year offer that includes higher general wage increases than the first offer which SPEEA members rejected in a August 21 vote.
Boeing offers 10% raise to WA workers to head off union strike
September 14, 2026 // Boeing has issued its final contract proposal to SPEEA, covering over 16,000 engineers and technical workers. The deal offers an immediate 10% wage hike upon approval, a 4% raise in 2027, and guaranteed 4% minimum annual increases through 2030. SPEEA leadership is advising members to vote "Yes," though the official schedule for the ratification vote is yet to be announced.
Boeing union ready to strike after rejecting contract offer
August 24, 2026 // These are members of Boeing’s SPEEA union, which represents 13,000 engineers and 4,000 technical workers. The contract offer would have boosted the average pay for those who design Boeing planes by nearly 30 percent over four years. They would have received three extra days of paid leave, lower limits on mandatory overtime, and more opportunities for virtual work.
Boeing engineers, technical workers reject contracts, could strike after fall deadline
August 24, 2026 // In voting results released Friday, members of SPEEA’s Professional Unit, which represents nearly 13,000 engineers and scientists at Boeing, rejected the proposed contract with a 64.3% no vote, 7,238 to 4,027. Members of SPEEA’s Technical Unit, which represents more than 4,000 analysts, designers, technicians, and other specialists, rejected their proposed contract with a 71.9% no vote, 2,795 to 1,094.
OPINION: Union Politics Is Poisoning Washington’s Business Climate
April 23, 2026 // Between 2021 and 2026, Washington fell from #16 to #45 in the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index, a dramatic drop that signals a rapidly deteriorating business climate. Meanwhile, the cost of living has surged. The Washington Roundtable now ranks the state among the five most expensive in the country. This did not happen by accident. It is the direct outcome of a policy agenda backed by union money and enacted by elected officials who benefit from it: higher minimum wages, expansive paid-leave mandates, new healthcare requirements, and an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Boeing defense workers ratify new contract to end 3-month strike in the Midwest
November 13, 2025 // Several thousand Boeing machinists in the Midwest who assemble military aircraft and weapons voted Thursday to approve a new contract, ending a three-month strike that saw them reject four earlier offers from the company.
Boeing strike could end as union votes on new contract Thursday
November 13, 2025 // The machinists' union is urging its members to vote yes on Thursday to Boeing's revised contract offer in a bid to end the strike before Thanksgiving.
Boeing floats higher signing bonus in new proposal to St. Louis union
November 12, 2025 // Parker said parts of the previous proposal remain, including an increase in vacation and sick leave. It also includes the option to cash out vacation time that can't be carried over if a worker is above the 80 hours cap. “That means the average base pay will go from $75,000 to $109,000 a year. And, there’s the potential for even more value with overtime,” Parker said.