Comments on: Boeing Workers Vote To Strike In 2 Days

Machinists Approve 2nd Strike In 3 Years, But Give Management 48 More Hours

[docnannie]

Unions have become the hiding places for the lazy and worthless, as well as the scourge of the earth.

[blogthis1]

I''m with you ug_boy..... move the company near me and I''ll gladly work for Boeing.

[blogthis1]

Screw the workers! Send the work overseas. With unions it''s never enough till they drive the company into the ground with demands.

[ug_boy]

Dear naogirl8,
Read a little closer - It''s a $34k pay INCREASE over 3 years. And for the part of hard workers, please give me a break. I contracted to Boeing and have seen workers sleeping in the fuselages while getting paid OT. Many of the workers are lazy SOB''s - my opinion is Boeing should move operations to places where people want work - Kansas, Nebraska, Carolina''s, anc the like. Let the whiny little union *** in Seattle drink their coffee and cry that $120k (base pay + voluntary OT -the sleeping on the job thing) for an assembly job wasn''t enough.

[naogirl8]

THE REST OF THE STORY before passing judgement. Average $34,000.00 that is a joke. I work with a coworker who makes $24,000.00 anually,
not including out of pocket medical for him and his family.How do you dare to shake a finger at boeing employees who has to work in hazardous conditions.Why not ask for a better pension? You do the math and tell me how long you have to work to bring home $1500 to $2000 a month being paid a pension of $60 for each year of service. Tell me we don''t have the right to ask this company not to take away our surviving spouse and childrens right to be able to collect what we have worked so hard for in the event that we die.We are talking about a company with a profit of 13 billion dollars in the last 5 years who mind you was made possible by the SPEEA and IAM workers. Tell me that we don''t have the right to a measly $100 per year of service pension when they can pay low end scale excecutives $400 per year of service and high end excecutives $4000 per year of service. That is not to mention them paying executives 43 million just to come on board but pay hardworking laborers coming into the company less then $10 an hour so please before you pass judgement on the Boeing employees do your homework. Oh!! and as far as the job security, don''t believe the hipe, Boeing is already sending work over seas, it''s coming back because it is not getting done right.

[dlockaby]

My (ex)husband worked for Boeing during the strike in the late 80s. I have been ANTI union since then (because of them). Not only was the strike BS, they knew how long it would last BEFORE it started (before the vote). They will strike, I promise. And to any worker''s that decide to cross the picket line and work to feed your family, I applaud you. Stand strong.

It''s political. That union does NOT care about it''s workers. They received their pay while were were standing in the line at food banks to feed our two small children. The economy in the area is DRIVEN by Boeing. We were always told, if you work for Boeing, you have a key to the city. In the age of Bush, the last things these families need is a strike. Trust me, they get paid well!!!! and the Benefits are outstanding.

THINK PEOPLE!!!!

[gunfighter51]

And they blame Bush for all the jobs going overseas, including aircraft manufacturing.
When is it going to sink in to the unions that they are self defeating in there actions.
Enjoy your vacation.

[haoli25]

I am already playing my tiny violin for them.

[lewiston14]

After reading the company offer $34,000 in average pay and benefit gains per employee, In a US company today that seems like a pretty good offer. Don''t be surprized if the company just closes shop here and moves. Dambui would be thrilled to have the Boing plants there. Dambui would probably build all the new buildings for free.

[michaelm07]

Fire them and hire people who haven''t lost sight of what a good job with a secure company is. Judging from the photos these guys are little overfed anyway.