I think it is an employees market Re; Areo space workers here. It's the reason Boeing did not leave years ago. You cannot find skilled labor force anywhere in the world like the one the exhists here. Boeing runs the numbers all the time on how much it would costs to shift production and train a new work force. The Boeing unions are making sure that Boeing leaves a worker at a time vs. all at once and they know it. The older workers are just holding on to hit 30/60 or what ever years of service formula they use to retire and then leave for the pension. The area and the younfgers workers will pay the price for the unions BS.

http://komotv.com/stories/39079.htm

The head of Boeing Co.'s commercial airplane operations says the company and the Machinists Union were $1 billion apart when more than 18,000 workers hit the picket lines Sept. 2, according to an internal memo to company executives.

This could be a long one.

Stam,

Your right on! Anybody who thinks this is the lazy "B" is a fool. Expect your new worker to point out a bunch of waste and if you listen you should be able to increase profits! They have gotten really good at that over the last few years

Unfortunatly though this dispute is not about wages. If it was they would be talking and I agree Boeing should pay them what they are worth which is a hell of a lot!

did you say you work for boeing, or are you just on the payroll like most of the others.