Boeing - SPEEA; SPEEA Plans Informational Pickets at SeaTac for Wednesday, Nov. 24.SEATAC, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1999-- Members of The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) is a major Boeing engineering employee labor union. It is often known for its massive member base. External links
SPEEA Seattle Professional Engineering Employees Association ) will hold informational picketing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 24, at the Twin Towers building, 17930 Pacific Highway South, near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA, FAA LID: SEA), also known as Sea-Tac Airport, is located in SeaTac, Washington, United States at the intersections of Washington State Route 518, Washington State Route 99 and . The union, which represents 23,000 technical workers at The Boeing Company, has recommended members reject the aerospace giant's last and best offer for a new contract for workers in the Pacific Northwest. Members are presently casting votes CASTING VOTE, legislation. The vote given by the president or speaker of a deliberate assembly; when the votes of the other members are equal on both sides, the casting vote then decides the question. Dane's Ab. h.t. CASTRATION, crim. law. The act of gelding. in a mail-in ballot. Votes will be counted Dec. 1. SeaTac workers are particularly concerned about proposed changes to the way overtime pay is earned and weekend work is paid. SeaTac workers staff the 24-hour desk at the airport where airlines can call in at any time for spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. . The work often requires long and irregular hours. Under terms of the company's contract proposal, an employee would not receive any overtime pay until after they worked more than 40 hours in a week or 80 hours in a two-week pay period. This means an employee could work a 24-hour shift without earning overtime pay. Union officials have called the company's contract proposal an insult to the technical workers. Since Boeing presented its offer to the union on Nov. 11, SPEEA has experienced a groundswell ground·swell n. 1. A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 2. of new members, with more than 2,600 Boeing employees joining the union as full dues-paying members in less than two weeks. |
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