America is saying "ENOUGH!" to the Unions

[CoolBreeze]

EVERETT, Wash. — Matt Gettmann began working in finance at Boeing Co. last year, and it wasn't long before he found himself watching, stunned, as union members prepared for what became an eight-week strike.

The work stoppage cost the company billions in deferred revenue and caused some of the delays in production of its new 787 at a time when Boeing was growing increasingly frustrated with labor squabbles.

"There would be a parade of people, thousands and thousands of them, making noises and screaming" — right in the factory, Gettmann said. "That's the employee-employer relationship? It's shocking."

On Wednesday, the union was dealt a crushing blow when Boeing decided to open its new 787 line with nonunion workers in South Carolina and not the Seattle suburbs where it has had a presence for generations.

It is another sign that it may be time for the Machinists union to reevaluate its relationship with Boeing, even as the union argues that its workers offer the best value for the company and that it is committed to making sure future work lands in Washington state.

"This looks very much like a company that's tired of dealing with this union, and they've found a way out," said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with Teal Group. "The union needs to put aside the concept of who's right and who's wrong, and look at who's winning and who's losing. This is not going well from their perspective."

In the next three to five years, Boeing is expected to decide on replacement planes for its best-selling 737 and 777 models and where they will be built. It's also trying to land a contract to build a 767 tanker for the Air Force. Unless the relationship with organized labor improves, those jobs could wind up out of state — and out of union — too, analysts said.

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[AmpedNow]

It's the only way Boeing can keep up with the Chinese, who are now building and exporting their own airplanes.

Wait until they start exporting coal...

[fearpeddler]

speaking of the chinese.... they're crappy manufacturing is being blamed for the faulty golden gate bridge upgrades.....
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ybe ... 0464&tsp=1

[genlock]

They found a chink in the steel?

[fearpeddler]

quite a few actually...

[Bob Campbell]

Looks like Boeing is saying "enough" to unions, not necessarily America...and certainly not WV.