SPEEA members at Boeing outline contract priorities

Contracts covering 16,000 Boeing professional and technical workers are set to expire in October

SEATTLE, WA (May 15, 2026) — Another collective bargaining agreement covering workers at Boeing is up for negotiations, this time for two groups of professional and technical staff represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace IFPTE Local 2001 (SPEEA) . Gearing up for negotiations, the bargaining team took part in a leafletting action on Wednesday, distributing to coworkers a list of contract priorities determined through membership input.

“Today, we released our bargaining platform, a significant milestone that reflects what members have told us matters most in our next contract,” said Andrew Ferguson, Negotiation Team member. “It draws on member and staff input, NPC survey results and the dedicated work of the Negotiation Team. We look forward to continuing this conversation at our hybrid Town Hall on May 28.”

There are two bargaining units with contracts expiring on October 6: the professional unit of about 12,000 engineers and the technical unit, about 4,000 technicians, analysts, planners and other job classes. Contracts will be negotiated simultaneously, per SPEEA.

Photos: SPEEA. Design: the STAND

This initial set of contract priorities includes economic gains, like a return to market-leading compensation, increased overtime and travel pay, as well as greater retirement security and revenue sharing from the company. Many of the other priorities focus on quality of life and a need for meaningful work-life balance. Workers want more affordable healthcare for themselves and their families, health benefits for retirees, and improved mental health coverage. They also prioritized increased paid leave and flexible work arrangements, recognizing that people need time for their lives outside of work.

Priorities also include language to ensure Boeing is investing in workers’ development, introducing technology that empowers workers instead of replacing them, greater company transparency in decision making, and clearer processes for layoff, recall, and any outsourcing.

Professional and technical workers are the latest groups of Boeing workers to negotiate new contracts. Firefighters stood strong though a multiweek lock out in Spring 2024, Machinists famously struck Boeing for more than 50 days to win double-digit raises in Fall 2024, and Teamster-represented drivers landed a strong contract in 2025.

Earlier this year, aerospace professionals at Boeing’s newly acquired Wichita operations also ratified a new contract with the company.