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Concerned about continuing efforts to increase the number of
foreign workers allowed at U.S. companies, the union representing
engineers and technical workers at The Boeing Company is seeking
detailed information about the number of employees working technical
jobs at Boeing through federal visa programs.
Today (April 1), the Society of Professional Engineering Employees
in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, submitted a formal request for
the data to Boeing. In addition to the number of foreign workers, the
request seeks information on the process used to renew visas and the
treatment of foreign workers by the company.
Today, April 1, is the day the federal government takes
applications for the 65,000 H-1B visas issued by lottery.
Supporters for the visa programs claim foreign workers are needed
to keep U.S. industry competitive. However, union officials said
companies use the visas to bring in workers who will work for lower
wages. When the workers return home, they take with them high-tech
knowledge, skills and experience that undermines U.S. competitiveness.
According to union records, about 50 workers on H-1B or TN (trade
NAFTA) visas perform work that could be done by U.S. citizens.
Additionally, about 300 contractors from Russia work under the B-1
(business) visa program.
"We are concerned that the drive to increase the number of foreign
workers is based less on need and more on the desire for lower-cost
labor," said Ray Goforth, SPEEA executive director. "Moreover, when
these visa holders return to their home countries they take key skills
and abilities to Boeing's overseas competitors."
In October, SPEEA begins main table negotiations with Boeing for
21,000 employees in Washington, Kansas, Oregon, Utah and California.
Negotiations begin in May for 3,000 represented employees at Spirit
AeroSystems, Inc., in Wichita, Kansas.
A local of the International Federation of Professional and
Technical Engineers (IFPTE), SPEEA represents more than 24,000
aerospace professionals at Boeing, Spirit, Triumph Composite Systems,
Inc., in Spokane, Wash., and at BAE Systems, Inc., in Irving, Texas.
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