Boeing's engineering and technical employees in the Puget Sound region and three other states approved new three-year labor contracts, the union and company announced. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace had recommended approval of tentative deals the company and union reached Nov. 15. The union represents nearly 18,000 engineers and technical workers in the Puget Sound region, Oregon, Utah and California.
See "Boeing Engineers, Others OK Contract", Associated Press, The New York Times, December 1, 2005