The Machinists union say suggestions by Boeing that its decision to build a new 787 assembly line in South Carolina are based on concerns about future strikes by the union are false.
“Corporate decisions like this are years in the making, and this one is no different,” Machinists international president Tom Buffenbarger said in a statement. “Until the last minute, executives feign indecision in an effort to dodge responsibility and to squeeze the last drops of goodwill out of a community that is losing a part of its legacy, and more important, its employment base.”
According to the Seattle P-I, the union offered Boeing a 10-year, no strike-deal and was willing to discuss a longer-term agreement to get Boeing to commit to putting the second line in Everett, Wash.
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SC is nonunion, I know, I’ve lived there, so of course Boeing is going to go that route.
There will be no strike concerns,,,,there will be no wage problems,,,,people used to making $13 or less an hour will kill for a job making $18!
I’m a working man! I’ve worked both non-union and union, seen the best and worst of both. A big company trying to break a union is nothing new, but it needs to be seen as what it is!
It’s simply trying to make an extra dime and saying to “HECK” with the American worker!!
Mark
Boeing managers will be able to pay themselves more in South Carolina than in Seattle or Wichita.
The world would be a lot better off if there were no greedy unions.