CESO at a glance

The Council of Engineers & Scientists Organizations (CESO) is an organization of member unions which represent employees in professional and technical fields. CESO's purpose is to be an effective advocate for issues affecting the engineering & scientific communities, and to serve as a forum for unions representing professional & technical employees.

Goals

To act as an advocate in Washington, D.C. for issues affecting engineering, scientific, technical, administrative & other professional employees.
Exchange data and other information among the member unions.
Recruit additional member unions.
Encourage unionization of professional & technical employees.
Build coalitions with other groups and advocate for common issues.

CESO Membership:

Below are listed the CESO member unions and the companies or governmental units where they represent employees:

Aerospace Professional Staff Association (APSA)
The Aerospace Corporation, CA
www.apsatalk.org

Association of Scientists & Professional Engineering Personnel (ASPEP)
Lockheed-Martin, Moorestown, New Jersey
L3 Communications, Camden, NJ
www.aspep.com

Communications Workers of America, Local 1032, AFL-CIO
State of New Jersey
www.cwalocal1032.org

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), Local 12, AFL-CIO, CLC
Federal employees at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
www.ifpte12.org

Michigan Public Employees, SEIU Local 517M, (MPE)
Public employees in Michigan
www.seiu517m.org

Minnesota Government Engineers Council (MGEC)
State of Minnesota professional engineers
www.mgec.org

NATCA Region 10, Engineers & Architects, AFL-CIO
Federal aviation engineers (FAA)
www.natca.org

Professional and Technical Engineers,
IFPTE Local 21, AFL-CIO (PTE #21)
City/County employees of San Francisco & East Bay
www.ifpte21.org

Society of Professional Engineering Employees
in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, AFL-CIO, CLC
The Boeing Company (Nationwide), Triumph Composites (Spokane)
www.speea.org

SPEEA Midwest, IFPTE Local 2001, AFL-CIO, CLC
The Boeing Company and Spirit Aerosystems (Wichita), BAE Systems (Irving)
www.speea.org

University Professional & Technical Employees (UPTE), CWA Local 9119
University of California’s Livermore, Berkeley & Los Alamos National Laboratories
www.upte.org

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech),
CWA Local 37083, AFL-CIO
Technology workers in Washington State & beyond
www.washtech.org

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Executive Committee:

Chairman Phillip L. Thompson, Executive Director Michigan Professional Employees, SEIU Local 517M, (MPES) 1026 East Michigan Ave Lansing, MI 48912-1809 (517) 482-1737	Chairman Phillip L. Thompson, Executive Director Michigan Professional Employees, SEIU Local 517M, (MPES) 1026 East Michigan Ave Lansing, MI 48912-1809 (517) 482-1737
Vice Chair Jimmy Tarlau, Organizer Communications Workers of America, 962 Wayne Ave. #500 Silver spring, MD 20910 (301) 562-8145	Secretary/Treasurer Curtis Howe PE, NW Mtn Region National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), Region 10, AFL-CIO P.O. Box 118 Renton, WA 98057-0118 425/227-2365
Legislative Director/Private Sector Joseph Grabowski, Executive Director Association of Scientists & Professional Engineering Personnel 1236 Brace Rd., Ste G Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856) 616-8812	Legislative Director/Public Sector Dana Wheeler, Executive Director Minnesota Government Engineers Council (MGEC) 475 Etna Street, Suite 11 St. Paul, MN 55106-5845 (651) 774-0996
Legislative Corrdinator Stan Sorscher, Legislative Director Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, AFL-CIO 15205 - 52nd Ave South Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 433-0995 x 117	Recording Secretary Robbi Alberts 321 E. Ballantrae Dr. Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 427-5470
	General Counsel Kristin Farr, Assistant General Counsel Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, AFL-CIO 15205 - 52nd Ave South Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 433-0995 x 129
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