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No one doubts the Union gets lots of goodies for the employees. I don't imagine that was ever in dispute.

As Rich stated "It's business. Boeing tries to maximize profits...IAM members try to maximize profits. It's that simple."

Well it's not really that simple. Boeing has a board that tries to weigh it's current leverage ion the market against longevity and damage to their image etc... They don't always go for every dime they could get from the market if it means inordinate backside costs to the "machine".

The union on the other hand simply goes for whatever it can get right now. There is no concern for the machine, "that's managements problem"