April 24, 2015

April 24, 2015 / No. 2226
Representing aerospace professionals with competence, integrity and action
IFPTE petition results
Contest for
Northwest IFPTE
VP positions
M
embers in the Northwest will soon get
a ballot mailed to their home to vote
for two SPEEA-Area vice presidents.
Northwest IFPTE VP
candidates* (vote for two)
• Ryan Rule
Members to legislators: Incentives should protect jobs!
Council Rep Tony Hickerson, center, talks with Rep. Gael Tarleton (D-Ballard) and Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Kenmore)
during a luncheon information session April 22 regarding the effort to tie Washington's tax incentives to jobs (HB 2147) and
wages (HB 1786). More than 30 state representatives and senators stopped by the luncheon to talk with about one dozen
SPEEA and IAM 751 members. The bills await action by the House Finance Committee. The effort to bring accountability
to the aerospace tax incentive will likely extend into the Special Session.
Members vote in Council Rep elections
S
PEEA Northwest Tellers counted ballots April 22 and 24 to determine winners in nine districts with contested
races (results were not available for one district election at press time due to a change in
ballot deadline) .
For the Midwest and Spokane contested races, candidates withdrew, leaving other candidates unopposed in S-12
(Spirit AeroSystems) and W-10 (Triumph
Composite Systems).
Vacancies – petitions due May 12
If you’re interested in running for a vacant
seat, and are eligible, submit your petition
and candidate statement to terryh@speea.
org by Tuesday, May 12. All Midwest seats
are filled.
All SPEEA Council Reps will be seated for
new two-year terms at the May 14 regional
Council meetings.
Northwest Council Rep election results
District
# of seats
Candidate
Vote count
A-10
2
Angel A. Leon
29
Clay F. Deshner
26
Bill Barrett
48
Michael Dickson
8
Douglas A. Brazeal
16
David C. Baine
27
Mike Arrington
9
A-30
A-40
1
1
• Jimmie Mathis
• Joel Funfar
Ballots will be mailed by May 13 and will be
due at SPEEA by May 27.
Donna Lehane ran unopposed for Midwest
SPEEA-Area vice president.
Based on the outcome of the Northwest vote,
the SPEEA delegates will formally nominate
and elect the SPEEA-Area IFPTE vice presidents at the convention in July.
A total of 15 members submitted valid petitions and will be delegates at the convention.
Convention delegates
•
•
•
•
•
Roger Aisaka
Mike Arrington
David C. Baine
Sandy Hastings
Mohammed Riaz
Khan
• Richard Mahoney
• Brent McFarlane
• Judy A. Mogan
• Dan C. Nowlin
• Daniel Peters
• Carrie Rule
• Ryan Rule
• Stan Sorscher
• Nikki Wagener
• Bob Wilkerson
The delegates will represent SPEEA at the
convention, which draws hundreds of IFPTE
members from across North America. The
convention features workshops and training
in addition to voting for Executive Council
and other business.
*Names listed in ballot order determined
by the Tellers.
Continued on page 2
Salary charts
online – p2
Good to know –
Ed Wells – p3
Wichita
training – p4
Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 2001 • www.speea.org
2 • SPEEA NEWS / April 24, 2015 / No. 2226
Northwest Council Rep election results continued from page 1
President
District
# of seats
Candidate
Vote count
D-1
4
Kathy Low
76
Daniel R. Artz
51
Kerth Downs
45
Jim Lee
75
Ryan Rule
Executive Director
Ray Goforth
Executive Board
Bob Wilkerson
Jimmie Mathis
Joel Funfar
Brent McFarlane
Shannon Moriarty
Keith Covert
E-2 (recount)
Treasurer
Secretary
NW Regional VP
NW Regional VP
NW Regional VP
MW Regional VP
E-12 (new)
E-30
1
1
2
SPEEA Council Officers
Vacant
Gordon Yip
Theryl Johnson
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
ES-10
R-20
Midwest Regional Council Officers
Mark Gayer
Matthew Joyce
Jo Miklos
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
1
2
Phil Songcuan
36
Hugh Glaser
49
Ray Jensen
14
Robert Sutton
43
Dan Torney
19
Tammy Haughey
20
James Applebee
18
Christopher J. Young
27
Lynn Burow
4
Desmond J. Eskridge
17
Mohammed Khan
6
Bruce A. Liomin
13
Jeffrey L. Forbes
13
Dan Sergent
11
Deena Hougham
51
Charles Tatel
52
Northwest Regional Council Officers
Dave Baine
Carrie Rule
Rebekah Hewitt
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
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SPEEA-Boeing
salary charts
ONLINE
T
he 2015 salary charts for the Prof
and Tech job codes at The Boeing
Company are now online at www.
speea.org. See the drop-down menu for
Member Tools. The charts, accessible to
members only, are password-protected. A
BEMSID is required for access.
A summary of the data will be published in
the May SPEEA Spotlite.
Salary charts for Wichita engineers and
professional and technical workers at Spirit
AeroSystems will be published after the data
is available.
Visibility table at
Everett cafeteria
More than 100 stopped by SPEEA’s visibility table during a recent lunch period at the Twin Towers in Everett.
SPEEA activists handed out fliers, lanyards, buttons, pens
and brochures. They also talked to members about becoming
more involved. Activists included Council Reps Gail Evert,
Ryan Huang, Ray Jensen, and Mike McWilliams, along
with Area Rep Rich Mochow. If you’d like a visibility
table in your area to help remind members SPEEA is in
the workplace, email [email protected].
SPEEA NEWS / April 24, 2015 / No. 2226 •
Executive Board
mini-minutes - March 19
Attendees: Ryan Rule, Jimmie Mathis,
Bob Wilkerson, Mike Hochberg, Joel Funfar,
Brent McFarlane, Keith Covert
Council officers: Mark Gayer, Dave Baine,
Gordon Yip
Guests: Tom Buescher, Jeanette Fedele,
Roger Aisaka
Staff: Ray Goforth, Robin Fleming, Steve
Spyridis, Bob Brewer, Bob Rommel, Rich
Plunkett, Matt Kempf, Bill Dugovich,
Pauline Tamblyn, Chelsea Orvella
At their regular meeting, the Board:
• Approved sending 16 members to
attend the 2015 IFPTE convention.
• Approved the payment of $250 for
NOGLSTP 2015 dues.
• Approved the procurement of 250
SPEEA visibility items.
• Approved $1,500 for KANSEL 2015,
a Wichita non-profit leader in adult
education.
Executive Board
Spotlite to
mini-minutes – feature Ed Wells
April 2
Partnership
Attendees: Ryan Rule, Jimmie Mathis, Bob
he May SPEEA Spotlite will feature
Wilkerson, Brent McFarlane, Keith Covert,
a package of stories about Ed Wells
Joel Funfar
Partnership, a SPEEA-Boeing contract
Council: Mark Gayer, Gordon Yip
benefit for Profs and Techs.
Guest: Michelle Cooper
Good to know about Ed
Staff: Ray Goforth, Robin Fleming, Bob
Wells Partnership
Brewer, Pauline Tamblyn, Steve Spyridis,
Matt Kempf, Rich Plunkett, Bill Dugovich
• First-time users get top priority for classes
At their regular meeting, the Board:
with waiting lists
• Approved SPEEA time for the follow• No limit on number of courses, BENs,
ing SPEEA members: Joel Funfar, Suzy
book clubs
Kamiya, Jim Lee, Jimmie Mathis, Brent • Limit on technical conference grants - one
McFarlane, Judy Mogan, Dan Nowlin
every three years for Puget Sound, one
and James Raskob to participate in the
every two years for Oregon, California and
IFPTE 2015 Legislative Week.
Utah
• Appointed the following to the
• On-hours classes and conferences require
Executive Board committees:
manager approval to pay for your time.
– Communications: Jimmie Mathis, Ryan • 2015 course catalog online (Boeing
Rule, Shannon Moriarty and Keith
intranet only) at edwells.web.boeing.com
Covert
See www.speea.org to learn more about Ed
– Finance: Bob Wilkerson, Shannon
Wells Partnership.
Moriarty, Keith Covert and Joel Funfar
– Grievance Review:
Shannon Moriarty, Keith
Covert, Joel Funfar and
Brent McFarlane
– Legislative Action:
Jimmie Mathis, Keith
Covert, Joel Funfar and
Brent McFarlane
– Organizing: Jimmie
Mathis, Ryan Rule, Brent
McFarlane and Joel Funfar
– Policy: Jimmie Mathis,
Keith Covert and Bob
Wilkerson
– Staff Negotiations: Ryan
Rule, Bob Wilkerson
and Brent McFarlane
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UPCOMING
TRAINING/EVENTS
See online calendar for details
RSVP where you plan to attend
Puget Sound
Robert’s Rules of
Order - Basic
Tuesday, May 12 at 5 p.m.
SPEEA Tukwila
Wednesday, May 13 at 4:30 p.m.
SPEEA Everett
Robert’s Rules of
Order - Advanced
Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m.
SPEEA Everett
SPEEA Tukwila date to be scheduled
Grievance Handling
Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m.
SPEEA Tukwila from
Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m.
SPEEA Everett
Wichita
SPEEA benefits meeting/
Spirit open enrollment
Tuesday, April 28
IPB III Auditorium at 11:30 a.m.
and at SPEEA office at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29
Nacelle Bldg., Room 200 at 11:30 a.m.
and at SPEEA office at 5 p.m.
Spring Family Fest
Saturday, May 2 at noon
SBEA Lake, Wichita
Free - RSVP by April 29 – [email protected]
or call (316) 682-0262. Bring your own lawn
chairs and fishing equipment.
Hosted by the Midwest Membership Activities
Committee (MAC)
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Bob Rommel, left, with wife Irene, and past SPEEA presidents Tom McCarty and Craig Buckham.
Puget Sound staffing changes
Bob Rommel, SPEEA assistant executive director/contract administrator, and Dean
Jessica Bonebright, right, with Maria Nelson, SPEEA
co-director of Ed Wells Partnership.
Tudor, contract administrator are retiring. Due to the retirements and other departures, SPEEA welcomes new contract administrators Tina Coggin, Jason Collette,
Mike Hochberg and Brent Young.
Dawn Hanks, receptionist and accounting support, is also leaving next month.
Jessica Bonebright, SPEEA staff at Ed Wells Partnership, recently retired. Jerry
DiLeonardo is the new SPEEA staff at Ed Wells as a program administrator.
Teaming up
for KANSEL
S
Steve Spyridis, contract administrator and Leadership Development &Training Committee focal, led training in
Wichita (shown above). The training was geared toward newer activists who recently ‘stepped up’ their involvement
in SPEEA.
Wichita training for activists
A
t a recent training, several SPEEA
Council Reps and activists, including those who recently ‘stepped up,’
learned more about the roles and responsibilities of a Council Rep, Area Rep and the
Executive Board.
SPEEA will host other training sessions in
Wichita with possible topics such as the
roles/responsibilities of Council and committee officers and how to run a meeting with
Robert’s Rules of Order.
They also discussed having more in-depth
training on particular issues such as a fundamental understanding of the National Labor
Relations Act and the Family Medical Leave
Act.
PEEA members and their spouses/guests
formed two teams at the 14th annual Trivia Night April 17 in support of
KANSEL, a non-profit focused on adult education. SPEEA was one of the sponsors of the
fundraiser.
The teams included: Aaron Kitterman,
SPEEA Council Rep, his wife, Emily,
Emily Forest, who will be a new Council
Rep next month, and her husband, Doug,
Dan Thurnau, member, and his wife,
Karen, Pat Clough, Council Rep, and wife,
Cyndi, Daryl Doshier, Council Rep, Sarah
Calhoon, Sue Abbott (husband Joe Abbott
is a Council Rep), and Miranda Lower.
KANSEL is geared toward job skills, tutoring
and support for those preparing for the exam
to earn a Kansas high school diploma and
those who are learning ‘survival’ English to
participate more fully in the community.
UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULES
NORTHWEST MEETINGS
Monday, Apr. 27
Tuesday, Apr. 28
Thursday, Apr. 30
(ALL TIMES PST)
MIDWEST MEETINGS
Week of April 27, 2015
5:00 p.m. NW Legislative & Public Affairs
4:30 p.m. Women’s Advocacy Committee
4:00 p.m. Diversity Committee
Tuesday, May 5
Wednesday, May 6
Thursday, May 7
Week of May 4, 2015
5:00 p.m. Leadership Development & Training
4:30 p.m. ACT Committee
4:00 p.m. Executive Board
Tuesday, May 12
Thursday, May 14
Week of May 11, 2015
4:30 p.m. Tellers Committee
TBD
Council Meeting
(ALL TIMES CST)
Week of April 27, 2015
No Meetings Scheduled
Thursday, May 7
Thursday, May 7
Week of May 4, 2015
4:30 p.m. MW Membership Activities Committee
6:00 p.m. Executive Board
Thursday, May 14
Week of May 11, 2015
4:30 p.m. Council Meeting