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Boeing's Engineers and Technicians Ratify Four-Year Contracts, Averting a Strike; the Technical Unit Passed by 268 Votes
SPEEA's professional unit approved by 67.62% and its technical unit by 53.48%, ending a standoff that had threatened 777-9 certification work. A 10% general wage increase takes effect Oct. 2.
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By Dana Whitfield
Oct 3, 2026 · 2 min read
Boeing's white-collar union said Thursday that both of its bargaining units ratified four-year contracts, closing out a negotiation cycle that had produced a rejected agreement, a strike authorization and a direct warning from the company's chief executive about certification work on the 777-9.
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Dana Whitfield
Leadership Editor
Dana reports on boards, succession and executive pay. She has interviewed more than 200 sitting chief executives.