Boeing Engineers Reject Contract Offer, Strike Authorization on the Table

Boeing engineers and technical workers have voted to reject their company's four-year contract offer. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) union, which represents 17,000 employees, made this decision after a vote on Friday, August 21st.

The overwhelming majority voted to give their negotiating team the authority to call a strike if a new agreement is not reached. This sets the stage for a possible labor dispute between Boeing and its engineers, who are critical to the production of commercial aircraft.

Boeing's offer was put forth as part of ongoing contract negotiations between the company and the SPEEA union. The exact terms of the rejected proposal were not disclosed by the company or the union.