Here in Washington state, the machinists union has historically gone on strike every few years. This has occurred for decades and makes it difficult for Boeing to operate efficiently.
Also, Washington state, at least the western part where Boeing has its plants, is a very expensive place to live. The high-paid Microsoft, Amazon and other tech company employees drive up the price of homes and rentals substantially.
And we have a crazed Seattle mayor who is more interested in non citizens than he is citizens. He reigns over a miles long under-the-freeway tent city.
Coming from a family that traditionally moved when income dried up, I’m wondering why all those workers in Washington don’t follow Boeing to S.C. and ditch the unions who broke Boeing so it had to move. Moving to a new state is not the end of the world.