Article: Union for Boeing Engineers Accuses FAA of 'Strikebreaking'.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Feb. 12--The leader of the union representing striking Boeing engineers and technical workers lashed out at the federal government Friday, claiming government workers were being used as strikebreakers.

Charles Bofferding, executive director of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) made the accusation after learning the Federal Aviation Administration plans to use its own employees to make critical inspections necessary before an airplane can be sold.

It was the latest in a topsy-turvy series of events.

SPEEA leaders had been elated on Thursday when they learned that because of the strike, the FAA was suspending ...

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