Machinists should not be blamed for moving second 787 line to S.C.
To all “non-Boeing family” community members, you need to know the real truth. The IAM Machinist Union is not to blame for the decision to send the second 787 line to South Carolina.
It has to do with the fact that Boeing decided to
offload the 787. Wow, what does that say about you and me and all the other people here in the Pacific Northwest? We don’t
rate; we don’t qualify to continue to build the very best product in the aircraft industry?
So, Boeing decides too offload. They lost control of the important parts and pieces to continue to uphold the reputation Boeing employees have worked long and hard to build and maintain.
This didn’t happen because the Machinists went on strike last September for 57 days, it happened way before that.
Actually, everything began to change when the company bought McDonald Douglas years ago, moved headquarters to Chicago and then began the 787 offload around the world. Now the 787 is twoand a-half-years behind schedule. But lets not blame it on the Machinists.
The men and women that work for this company have pride in what they do. They put up with layoffs and strikes. My husband is a machinist and has been with the company for over 35 years and is still continuing to paint every plane he gets to best of his ability.
That is what Boeing workers do.
It’s appalls us to see Boeing continue to blame the union for their poor, selfish choices.
Boeing really has gone “south.”
– Colleen Pearson
Warm Beach
