Machinists union leader: Boeing offer ‘a piece of crap’ (Everett, WA)

Seattle Times ^ | November 7, 2013 | Dominic Gates

[jazusamo]

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[ComputerGuy]

Charleston

[Parmy]

For the machinists information: Boeing has enough facilities around the country that it can use for manufacturing. Boeing really doesn’t need any facilities that are located, here, in Washington.

[Alex Murphy]

There’s always unemployement, if you don’t like hard work.

[shadeaud]

San Antonio would be an obvious site.

[jazusamo]

Possibly...Some union guys think Boeing is bluffing, I wouldn’t bet my job on it if I was them.

[LibertarianLiz]

This is no surprise to me. I live in the Seattle area and I remember the strike that the Boeing Machinist Union took during the economic downturn. I thought that they were idiots; but, I have come to the conclusion that union people do not think that the laws of economics should ever impact them. It was right after that strike that Boeing opened it's plant in the South.

I think that eventually, Boeing will be leaving the Seattle area permanently. They have already moved the corporate offices to Chicago. They are putting more and more of their production lines outside of the state of Washington. And, Washington State and the Machinist's Union will have only themselves to blame.

[GeronL]

Texas!

[GeronL]

San Antonio would be a good choice.

[jazusamo]

Agreed, the hand writing is already on the wall.

[M Kehoe]

“I will go to see if this can be withdrawn and not even put to a vote,” he said.

According to the NLRA, that action is considered an unfair labor practice. Will the NLRB accept Boeing's complaint? De-certification anyone?

When pigs fly.

Our government has become our oppressor. Act accordingly.

5.56mm

[travlnmn41]

Come on down to Mississippi.

[IbJensen]

The piece of crap is heading up the Machinists’ Union.

Of course a piece of crap is hunkered down in the White Hut (shamba to you Kenyans) for the duration.

[MasterGunner01]

If Boeing were to move its aircraft manufacture out of WA, the Seattle area would go into a coma. Personally, I want Boeing Corporate HQ to relocate from Chicago, IL. Boeing has other plants in right-to-work states that would welcome the aerospace giant.

[jazusamo]

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[Rodamala]

In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Ain't it like a friend of mine
To hit me from behind
Oh, I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind

[AdaGray]

As always, the union cuts off it nose to spite its face.

[Steely Tom]

Machinists union leader: Boeing offer 'a piece of crap'

Well, why don't you just go out and start your own airplane company, Mr. Wroblewski? You can pay all your machinist employees $10,000/hr.

[rktman]

Load ‘em up and move ‘em out. And don’t hire the teamsters to do the loading and moving. Lowest bidder. Picket lines? Pedal to the metal! Oops. Durn guy jumped right in front of me. Couldn’t even stop quick enough.