
Representatives from the Federation des Traveilleurs de la Metallurgie, CGT, the labor union representing engineers and machinists in France, exchange information and ideas for future cooperation with SPEEA officials. From left, are SPEEA Secretary Bill Hartig, Aeronautique Representatives Jean-Jacques Desvignes and Christian Pilichowski and SPEEA President Tom McCarty. During the three days of meetings officials learned of many common concerns, including outsourcing, worker rights and management decisions that hurt the aerospace industry. Read more about the visit and its outcome in the August Spotlite.
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SPEEA Northwest Vice President Larry Marrell speaks at a rally Friday (July 9) to support The Boeing Company's proposal for the aerial refueling tanker. Held at the Everett Machinists Hall, the event included Senator Parry Murray and Congressman Jim McDermott, Norm Dicks, Rick Larsen, Jay Inslee and SPEEA Executive Director Ray Goforth. More than 200 officials and workers attended the event. The Air Force is expected to make a decision on the tanker contract award in November.
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