Instead of caving to Union whines, Boening turns to outside suppliers
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Instead of caving to Union whines, Boening turns to outside suppliers
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ORLY? Who woulda thunkit. Unions hurt business, so business says "OK BAI
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ORLY? Who woulda thunkit. Unions hurt business, so business says "OK BAI
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Dude, it's Boeing. 
Your title is misleading too. 
They blame the union for everything that goes wrong. There's way more to the story there, I know for a fact. Do a lot of reading about industry news. Of course a union will automatically gripe when a company outsources a job one of their members would lose. Nature of the business.
Aerospace companies outsource all the time. Companies outsource all the time. I see no problem with them outsourcing to keep up schedule. Boeing has a lot to lose if they can't keep a grip on their span times on the Dreamliner.
Your title is misleading too. They blame the union for everything that goes wrong. There's way more to the story there, I know for a fact. Do a lot of reading about industry news. Of course a union will automatically gripe when a company outsources a job one of their members would lose. Nature of the business.
Aerospace companies outsource all the time. Companies outsource all the time. I see no problem with them outsourcing to keep up schedule. Boeing has a lot to lose if they can't keep a grip on their span times on the Dreamliner.
Last edited by Stealth; Dec 10, 2009 at 06:33 PM.
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Good for them, the Machinist union strike hurt Boeing very badly. They are pushing now 2+ years late on the first flight. A very large part of the delay was due to union strikes. Any way you cut it the multiple strikes have hurt Boeing severely. Boeing had a huge advantage on Airbus. The 787 was the cat's pajamas and the A350 was a turd. Due to the delays Airbus has had time to regroup and catch back up. The lead has been squandered and the company as a whole is paying the price. Way to cut off your nose just to spite your face. I hope the unions enjoy the extra coke machine in the break room they fought soo hard for.