Seventy Years of Working Together A History of SPEEA Seventy Years of Working Together 1946-2017

SPEEA – The Beginning 1946 – 60 engineers at Boeing in Seattle form the Seattle Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) B-17 Wichita Boeing built many of the early aircraft designed and engineered by SPEEA members. B-47 B-29

SPEEA – Notable members T.A. Wilson SPEEA Executive Board Boeing President & CEO Ed Wells Designed the B-17, B-47 and others Alan Mulally Grew up in Lawrence, KS BCA President & Ford CEO Walt Gillette Designed the 737, 767, 777, and 787

SPEEA – The 1960s & 1970s 1971 – Puget Sound Techs join SPEEA 1974 – Membership passes 10,000 Wichita Engineers observe Puget Sound Profs negotiations Lunar Rover developed in Kent, WA Kennedy Space Center Engineers join SPEEA

SPEEA – The 1980s Members finance and build new Seattle HQ Portland-based Boeing Techs join SPEEA Retired members form Engineering Retirees Society (ERS)

SPEEA members’ work Wichita SPEEA-represented employees worked variety of aircraft 747 737 787

SPEEA – The 1990s 1994 – 50 years of SPEEA celebrated 1995 – 1,100 Wichita Engineers join SPEEA 1997 – Boeing merges with McDonnell Douglas 1999 – SPEEA members vote to affiliates with IFPTE, change name to Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, Local 2001

SPEEA – The 2000s (pt. 1) 2000 – 40-day strike by Puget Sound Profs and Techs at Boeing Wichita members were major supporters of and donors to striking SPEEA members during the strike through SPEEA Cares Settlement includes Working Together Partnership Agreement WTPU joins SPEEA Largest successful organizing drive in the U.S. in 30 years 2001 – new logo

SPEEA – The 2000s (pt. 2) 2003 – Boeing sells Spokane plant to Triumph Composite Systems – SPEEA continues representation at new company 2004 – WTPU votes for recertification, approves 4-year contract 2005 – BCA Wichita becomes Spirit AeroSystems – SPEEA continues to represent employees at new company 2008 – Ray Goforth named Executive Director

SPEEA in Wichita Modifications and maintenance for aircraft VC-25A (Air Force One) KC-135 Supertanker 787 Section 41 assembly B-52 Stratofortress

SPEEA – The 2010s 2011 – Boeing pilots (AMPA) join SPEEA 2012 – WTPU approves 9 ½ -year Spirit AeroSystems contract Flight Training Pilots join SPEEA 2013 – WEU approves 6-year Spirit AeroSystems contract 2016 – New Wichita SPEEA Headquarters opens

Members in the community SPEEA scholarships in Wichita Sponsoring & Mentoring Robotics teams in BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) games. Major sponsors of annual ICT-SOS “Race For Freedom”

Members in the community “CARE” Packages for service members overseas & KFDI Christmas In A Box   Members collect more than 6,000 Cell Phones in a charity drive SPEEA members at City Hall

Working Together Spirit CEO begins quarterly Town Halls with SPEEA members 2017 – SPEEA represents 21,200 employees in five states 2,430 employees at Spirit AeroSystems are SPEEA-represented