You forgot the sarcasm tag.
The business friendly environment that once allowed the once small businesses to grow into world dominant corporations out of Seattle is long, long gone and those corporations know it. Boeing has just been around long enough to respond to it. Boeing anticipated and warned of this way back in the early 1990s. Washington state didn't listen.
“I think that the Seattle Boeing plant should go on strike and Governor Gregriore (sp) should eliminate all of Boeing’s tax breaks in WA. This will show Boeing, again, that acting badly will only hurt themselves in the long run.”
Are you being sarcastic?
WA state was in a negotiation with very little power. The one card they did have that they didn’t play, they had on the union - converting WA to a right to work state.
Gregoire left the economic future of the state in the hands of a team of union goons. Boeing was simply asking, “No more strikes and we’ll stay.”
The union could have said, “OK.” Since they didn’t have any leverage at the table, that should have been their opening and closing move.
They didn’t. They actually asked for WAGE INCREASES. They asked to maintain SIGNING BONUSES. They wanted to handcuff Boeing to the state - no plants anywhere else.
They all still think this was about a second line. It wasn’t. It was about the continuation of the end, which started with Boeing moving to Chicago.
The question isn’t whether Gregoire and the Union will do now. The answer is simple - nothing. They didn’t when Boeing left Seattle, and they are blaming Boeing as they leave Everett.
The IAM things outsourcing the 787 is about them. It never was. The 787 was financed by the suppliers this time. The suppliers were chosen not because of their cost effectiveness or their capability. They were chosen because of what AIRPLANE MARKETS those suppliers were in.
Since customers are going to demand jobs in exchange for airplane orders, why not design that right into the process from inception? How else do you explain putting Italians in your supply chain?
Message to Boeing Employees: You pay your union to provide you with a service, and you pay them exorbitantly, since they are a monopoly, and you are obligated by law to join or pay a representation fee which amounts to the same thing. Even if you believe that you were disserved by your vendor, you don’t have the ability to fire the vendor.
You have another three years to change that situation fundamentally before this contract is up. At this point, do you really believe that they are up to the task of protecting your livelihood?