Candidates for SPEEA election Six candidates are running for SPEEA Executive Board officer positions.
Presidential candidates: Tom McCarty and Joel Funfar
Treasurer candidates: Bob Wilkerson and Michael Hochberg
Secretary candidates: Franco Pacheco and Jimmie Mathis
Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot as determined by the Tellers Committee.
2012 election timeline
Earliest date to turn in a petition – Jan. 11
Deadline for candidate petitions – 5 p.m., Jan. 25
Deadline for candidate statements – 5 p.m., Jan. 30
Ballots to be mailed by Feb. 29
Ballots counted March 14
New E-board members take office March 28
Tellers
The following members ran unopposed to serve two-year terms as Tellers starting March 28.
Northwest: Steve Ellis, Stephen T. Karich, Lynda Maynard, Barbara L. Moore, and Richard J. Wichels.
Two more seats need to be filled.
Midwest: Victor Daniels, David Driver and Jayme Jones. Two more seats need to be filled.
If you’re interested in helping with union elections, see the Teller petition form.
Organizing update - Jan. 27, 2012
NLRB hearing concludes – waiting for a decision
After providing final testimony showing common supervision between standards, safety and technical pilots and
AMPA-SPEEA, the hearing before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concluded today (Jan. 27).
Attorneys now have seven days to complete and file written legal briefs. However, Boeing will likely request an extension.
“Based on the evidence, the NLRB has every reason to rule in our favor,” said Joe Goldhammer, attorney for pilots and SPEEA.
Once attorneys submit briefs, the NLRB will decide if this group can vote to become part of the Airplane Manufacturing Pilots Association (AMPA) bargaining unit of SPEEA. There is no set timeline for a decision from the NLRB.
Members of the organizing committee are available to answer questions with accurate information regarding the effort to join fellow professionals in SPEEA. Additional information and ongoing updates are posted on the AMPA organizing page under Join Our Union.
Helping union members and their children attend college. For the past 19 years, Union Plus has distributed over
3.2 million scholarship dollars to working families.
SPEEA is looking for nominations for new and outstanding activists, as well as special leader and/or lifetime
achievement in the Northwest. Awards will be presented at the Northwest recognition banquet in March.
To help prepare for negotiations, employees in the Wichita Engineering Unit (WEU) at Spirit AeroSystems are asked
to take a few minutes of their personal time to complete the WEU Negotiations Survey. Access the survey at: WEU Spirit Negotiations page.
News about the proposed SPEEA
Governing Document changes
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