SPEEA Wichita Technical & Professional Unit
The Wichita Technical and Professional Unit (WTPU) represents all full-time and regular part-time nonexempt employees and exempt salaried non-professional employees in Wichita, Kansas. The legal definition of the unit can be found under Article 1 of the WTPU collective bargaining agreement.
WTPU Bargaining Unit Council (BUC) Officers
| Officers | |
|---|---|
| Chair | Emily Forest |
| Vice-Chair | Scott Reida |
| Secretary | Matthew Glenn |
2026-2030 Contract Offer Overview
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- SPEEA Wichita Technical & Professional members approve new contractThe union representing some 1,600 Wichita aerospace professionals has ratified a 4.8-year contract with Boeing. The contract was approved by a 671 to 111 vote… Read more: SPEEA Wichita Technical & Professional members approve new contract
- Jan. 19 Update: Policy handbooks, summaries of benefits and coverage now onlineAs some have noted, the redlined contract refers to the following Boeing policy handbooks and plans: In addition, they refer to the summaries of benefits… Read more: Jan. 19 Update: Policy handbooks, summaries of benefits and coverage now online
- Jan. 16 update: Proposed Boeing contract is available onlineThe redlined version of Boeing’s proposed contract offer is now available (see below). This version shows exactly what would change from the old contract, should we vote to ratify this offer.
- SPEEA reaches tentative agreement with Boeing in WichitaWICHITA, Kan. -- The union for 1,600 aerospace professionals in Wichita has reached a tentative agreement with Boeing on a new collective bargaining agreement. The… Read more: SPEEA reaches tentative agreement with Boeing in Wichita
- WTPU Update, Jan. 12 – Initial pay offer demonstrates lack of respectJust over a month ago, on Dec. 11, your WTPU negotiation team presented Boeing with a complete contract proposal, including pay, benefits and bonuses. Today,… Read more: WTPU Update, Jan. 12 – Initial pay offer demonstrates lack of respect
- WTPU Negotiations Update – Jan. 9Our WTPU negotiation team returned to the table with Boeing late Thursday and worked non-stop through the day Friday. We saw a real change on… Read more: WTPU Negotiations Update – Jan. 9
- WTPU Negotiations Update – Jan. 7Tuesday night’s negotiations with Boeing ran late into the evening. Your WTPU negotiation team returned today for continued discussions on the non-economic portions of the… Read more: WTPU Negotiations Update – Jan. 7
- WTPU Negotiations Update – Jan. 6Your WTPU negotiation team returned to the table with Boeing on Monday, and we met with them a couple times again on Tuesday. Boeing has… Read more: WTPU Negotiations Update – Jan. 6
- SPEEA agrees to Boeing request to pause WTPU talksOur union has agreed to Boeing’s request to pause negotiations on a new contract for our Wichita Technical & Professional Unit (WTPU). Boeing asked for… Read more: SPEEA agrees to Boeing request to pause WTPU talks
- WTPU Negotiation Team awaits Boeing response to full contract proposalLast week, your WTPU negotiation team presented a complete redlined contract proposal to management that would improve pay, benefits and leave for all WTPU-represented employees.… Read more: WTPU Negotiation Team awaits Boeing response to full contract proposal
- WTPU Main Table negotiations update – Day 3Your WTPU negotiation team met with our Boeing counterparts this afternoon and conducted an in-depth review of our current collective bargaining agreement. We anticipate that… Read more: WTPU Main Table negotiations update – Day 3
- WTPU Main Table negotiations update – Day 2Your Wichita Technical and Professional Unit (WTPU) team spent today (Dec. 10) working hard to incorporate lessons learned from Tuesday's meeting with the Boeing team… Read more: WTPU Main Table negotiations update – Day 2
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