Boeing (BA) will start formal contract talks with the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, the union representing aerospace professionals, on Wednesday, the union said Tuesday.
Talks are scheduled to take place in the Seattle area, and the teams plan on meeting regularly until Boeing presents its offers for the union's two units, which represent 13,000 engineers and 4,000 technical workers, respectively, the union said.
The current contracts for the two units are set to expire on Oct. 6, the union added.
Boeing executives have expressed a willingness to engage on all items of the union's bargaining platform during initial talks, said Mike Berryhill, a production systems engineer who serves on the union's negotiation team.
Boeing did not immediately respond to' request for comment.
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