Boeing engineers reject contract offer

On August 21, 2026, members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), Boeing's largest white-collar union representing about 17,000 engineers and technical workers, voted to reject Boeing's four-year contract offer. Approximately 64% of the engineering unit and 72% of the technical unit voted against the offer. The union also overwhelmingly voted to authorize its negotiating team to declare a strike when the contract expires in October. Boeing said it is implementing its strike contingency plan and has not scheduled further talks with SPEEA. A potential strike could further delay certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 10 and Boeing 777X aircraft, which are already years behind schedule. The rejected offer included wage increases tied to inflation capped at 3%, which many members said would not keep pace with the 4.5% inflation rate in the Seattle area. This follows a seven-week strike by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in 2024 that halted Boeing's commercial airplane production in the Seattle area.