Boeing surrendered to the thugs
I’m not privy to what’s going on in the negotiations but if this truly does make the NLRB complaint go away on the SC plant I believe Boeing got what they wanted.
It’s tempting to think so, but it could also be that both the union and the Obama administration wanted this issue to go away in the run-up to the election.
For the Obamanites, the issue gives the Republicans a perfect club to beat them over the head with in South Carolina, and by extension, the rest of the South and every other “right to work” state.
For the union, well, let’s just say it doesn’t make them look very good either, and they know damn well that if Republicans win in November next year, the suit will be dropped anyhow.
Bottom line, Boeing wanted to get busy making planes, the administration wanted this to go away, and the union realized that this was probably the best deal they could hope to get — and it would let them save face with their members by touting the gains.
I don’t think the unions have very much confidence that Obama will win reelection.
I’m not so sure. The NLRB was pressured by the union to prevent Boeing from opening the SC plant. Boeing gets to proceed because of offerings of red cloth and sparkly things.
IMO it seems that this was a slight of hand maneuver to save face for thug... err I mean union leaders.
Once the plant is up and running in SC, screw the machinist union.
I defer to the folks who’ve been following this more closely than I.
>> Boeing surrendered to the thugs
Yep.
Screw Boeing.
Hope they go bankrupt.