“SPEEA, Today and Beyond” – SPEEA-Local 2001 Holds 2022 Leadership Conference

This past Saturday, SPEEA-Local 2001 hosted their annual leadership conference under the theme of “SPEEA Today and Beyond.”

The SPEEA Leadership Development and Training (LDT) Committee worked with staff to provide workshops helping Council Reps strengthen outreach with current and newer members in their shops.

Keynote speaker Peter Robison, an investigative journalist, shared highlights of his new book, “Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing.” He talked about Boeing’s culture shift from his perspective as an aerospace reporter since the mid-1990s.  Washington State AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer April Sims and Strategic Campaigns Director Cherika Carter also gave an interactive presentation entitled, “Equity in our Unions – Let’s Talk About It”. 

Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson and President Matt Biggs also spoke at the conference along with SPEEA President Ryan Rule and SPEEA Council Chair R. Matthew Joyce. SPEEA Treasurer Dan Nowlin, who is also Vice-Chair of the LDT, served as conference facilitator.  See the full agenda here, and learn more about the conference here.