Is Boeing leaving WA?
"Boeing had originally planned to build the 777X in Washington state, but had sought concessions from union machinists that were resoundingly rejected.
“We preserved something sacred by rejecting the Boeing proposal. We’ve held on to our pensions and that’s big,” Tom Wroblewski, a representative of the union, said in a statement earlier this month. “At a time when financial planners are talking about a ‘retirement crisis’ in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity.”
Ok, so you saved the pensions. Boeing's answer- they cock back the hammer on the unions-Unions are oblivious to the fact they can kill the golden goose, as usual.
Boeing to Partly Move Production Out of Washington State Following Union Vote | Washington Free Beacon
“Since the union rejected the offer, we were forced to pursue all options for locating the 777X,” Boeing spokesman Doug Alder Jr. said. “That process is actively underway, although we are not disclosing which locations we are considering.”
...and the local Socialist
dingbat that Seattle voted into office says:
“ rejection earned them praise from far-left labor supporters, including newly elected Socialist Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant. The only response we can have if Boeing executives do not agree to keep the plant here is for the machinists to say the machines are here, the workers are here, we will do the job, we don’t need the executives,” Sawant said at a Monday rally."
