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Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace
973 S. Glendale • Wichita, KS 67218
(316) 682-0262

Nearly 5000 aerospace employees know Parklane Center as the regional home of their labor union - The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA).

Affiliated with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) and the AFL-CIO, the local SPEEA office is part of the 20,000 strong IFPTE Local 2001. In addition to representing employees at Boeing in Wichita, the Midwest office also administers contracts for the BAE Systems plant in Irving, Texas.

Starting from a small, one-person office at Parklane, SPEEA occupies a much larger space today. The staff of four full-time employees includes Midwest Director Bob Brewer, Contract Administrator BJ Moore, Contract Administrator/Organizer Deb Shepard, and Office Administrator Vicki McKenna. The office draws a steady stream of members, union leaders and aerospace officials who work issues related to the jobs, wages and benefits of represented employees at the Wichita plant.

The office's meeting room is the site for monthly meetings of SPEEA's Midwest Council. A variety of other union meetings are also held at the facility. Union elections and workplace events often draw local news media to SPEEA for comments about issues affecting thousands of technical and professional workers in the greater Wichita Community.

As the year 2005 approaches, there are many employees that could possibly be affected by the sale of the Boeing Commercial Division here in Wichita. SPEEA now represents employees in Spokane, Washington with the Triumph Group, Ltd. Also represented are employees in Irving, Texas with BAE Systems. SPEEA employees, families and the surrounding communities all play a huge part in the future of Wichita. SPEEA works very hard to maintain the standard of living for employees as they move forward into a very global and dynamic changing work environment.