Aircraft
Boeing and Unions Reconciled as Sides Reach Tentative Deal
New six-year contract would offer enhanced protections for displaced workers
Boeing workers in Renton, Washington, engage in final assembly of the first 737 Max. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing workers in Renton, Washington, engage in final assembly of the first 737 Max. (Photo: Boeing)

In a development portrayed as a product of efforts to mend years of bitterly contentious labor relations, Boeing management and leaders of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) have tentatively agreed on a six-year contract extension, the sides announced Wednesday evening. Scheduled for a vote by mail-in ballots between January 27 and February 10, the largely unanticipated agreement comes several months before the current contract’s amendable date.