False. As an engineer you have the option of joining SPEEA, but it is not a requirement. Joining the union offers some benefits, and some people do so for per

False. As an engineer you have the option of joining SPEEA, but it is not a requirement. Joining the union offers some benefits, and some people do so for personal/political reasons. One useful benefit was publication on anonymous salary information around raise time. You see exactly where you stand without violating the privacy of your peers. Source: I'm a former Boeing employee (DS9 - Real-time systems simulation engineer)