The SPEEA union unanimously rejected a request from Boeing to include their represented employees in company-wide furloughs designed to save cash during the ongoing machinists' strike. SPEEA, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, represents around 17,000 engineers, technical workers, pilots and other professionals in the aerospace industry employed by Boeing and their recently acquired supplier SpiritAerosystems. Another prominent union in the company, IAM District 751, which represents more than 30,000 machinists, is currently on strike - pausing production on several aircraft models, including the 737. The strike, which is entering its second week, is already hurting the company's bottom line, costing them $455 million so far. Boeing will undertake a host of cost-cutting measures designed to save the company cash and put them in a good position for "recovery" post-strike, CEO Kelly Ortberg announced this week. These include temporary furloughs of non-union employees - one week for every four weeks that the strike continues. However, Boeing sent a written request to SPEEA asking to include their employees in the furlough, despite a stipulation in their contract with the company that bars them. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/aerospace/boeing/boeing-speea-furlough-request-iam-751-strike/281-a902209d-5495-4845-9089-1e80c4a56182