Rev, I doubt the union was jumping up and down with support for the Governor that kind of hung them out to dry.
That is simply not true. Here are some facts
Out of 132 votes in the WA House and Senate, there were only 13 votes against the Boeing tax break. All of the legislators that voted for it and the governor that signed it thought $8.7BB over 27 years was worth keeping 54-56,000 jobs in WA. The union drew up the contract and urged the workers to vote for it, so if anybody hung the workers out to dry it was them. They may think they got a sh!tty deal, but they still have jobs.
And now this.
I find it very interesting that you seem to find blame with the sides being extorted.
Well now that's about to damn funny, 'The pot calling the kettle black.'
It seems that maybe you choose sides first and the argument second.
Now that is another interesting thought, especially considering the source.
I willingly admit that in my time on this earth that I have formed opinions, and I like to think that my opinions are well founded.
Like all of the children in Lake Wobegon my opinions are above average and therefore they must surely deserve your thoughtfull consideration.
Rev, The Governor applied pressure to the union to have a second vote on the proposal that had been overwhelmingly been rejected. He implied that the state had done their part, and if the rank and file voted it down it was on them. He was doing Boeing's bidding for them. That is hanging them out to dry IMO.
My take on the 'facts' are as follows. I think the vote on the tax break had more to do with the fear of the ramifications to political careers if Boeing left, than it did the benefit to the State of Washington. That contract wasn't drawn up by the union it was dictated to them by Boeing. They already had a contract. When that contract was voted down by more than a 2 to 1 margin the union did not want another vote.
ex·tor·tion/ikˈstôrSH(ə)n/
noun
the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
The word extortion has been thrown around a lot in this thread, but its mostly been misused. So as a courtesy I'm including the definition. The only party using threats was Boeing, unless you know of any force or threats I'm unaware of.
Refer back to the definition, because I'm not getting the joke.
I'm sorry, but I think you're argument about the Governor giving the tax break to appease unions is misguided. Particularly, given the issues above. I assure you he didn't get a flood of union contributions on that day. He probably closed the doors of a few halls to fundraisers. I also think you are misinformed about the amount of labor money contributed to campaigns. Labor is outspent by business 65 to 1. How much influence do you think 1.4% buys?
Its pretty clear that we're not going to agree when it comes to unions.
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