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Article

3 Jan 2013

Author:
Steve Wilhelm, Puget Sound Business Journal [USA]

Boeing-SPEEA: Union complains of unfair labor practices again [USA]

One week before negotiations are scheduled to resume between Boeing and one of its biggest unions, the engineers union has filed another unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace…contends that Boeing took surveillance photos of union members marching inside and outside Boeing’s Everett factory on Dec. 12…“This is well-settled law that such surveillance is illegal,” said Ray Goforth, SPEEA executive director, in a release. “It’s disappointing to see Boeing leadership resort to intimidation rather than persuasion.” But Boeing…spokesman Doug Alder said…“Boeing has followed all labor laws throughout the negotiations process and SPEEA’s claims have been baseless,”