http://kuow.org en http://kuow.org/post/boeing-speea-contract-talks-take-positive-turn <p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After months of stalemate, Boeing and its engineering union say contract talks have taken a positive turn. In fact, both parties sent out identical statements Thursday saying talks are “productive.”</p><p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:57:55 +0000 Liz Jones 2547 at http://kuow.org Boeing, SPEEA Contract Talks Take Positive Turn http://kuow.org/post/boeing-engineers-reject-contract-offer-return-bargaining-table <p>Negotiators for the Boeing Company and its engineering and technical union are back at the negotiating table today. That’s after union members soundly rejected the company’s latest contract offer.</p><p>More than 21,000 members of SPEEA, the Society For Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, voted by mail on the company’s contract proposal. When the votes were counted last night, 96 percent of engineers and 97 percent of technical workers had voted ‘no.’</p> Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:28:55 +0000 Deborah Wang 939 at http://kuow.org Boeing Engineers Reject Contract Offer, Return To Bargaining Table