Boeing faces strike of about 32,000 workers
10-01-2024, 06:22 AM
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10-01-2024, 09:11 AM
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https://nam.org/manufacturers-call-o...m=policy-legal
Of course the effect of doing that with union members would likely guarantee a Trump victory in November so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it to happen...
10-01-2024, 10:03 AM
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They are covered by the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act should Biden choose to invoke it.
https://nam.org/manufacturers-call-o...m=policy-legal
Of course the effect of doing that with union members would likely guarantee a Trump victory in November so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it to happen...
https://nam.org/manufacturers-call-o...m=policy-legal
Of course the effect of doing that with union members would likely guarantee a Trump victory in November so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it to happen...
Under RLA, you need permission to strike, after formal processes and cooling off.
Under TH, you don't need permission or nearly as much process, but the president can order you back to work IF the strike creates a "national emergency".
Politically "National Emergency" is a pretty high bar. "Boeing Financial Emergency" isn't quite that. Boeing is not a very sympathetic character right now.
More plausible for longshoremen, since that has an immediate effect on the economic engine. But as you say, not happening a month out.
10-01-2024, 12:56 PM
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Significant difference...
Under RLA, you need permission to strike, after formal processes and cooling off.
Under TH, you don't need permission or nearly as much process, but the president can order you back to work IF the strike creates a "national emergency".
Politically "National Emergency" is a pretty high bar. "Boeing Financial Emergency" isn't quite that. Boeing is not a very sympathetic character right now.
More plausible for longshoremen, since that has an immediate effect on the economic engine. But as you say, not happening a month out.
Under RLA, you need permission to strike, after formal processes and cooling off.
Under TH, you don't need permission or nearly as much process, but the president can order you back to work IF the strike creates a "national emergency".
Politically "National Emergency" is a pretty high bar. "Boeing Financial Emergency" isn't quite that. Boeing is not a very sympathetic character right now.
More plausible for longshoremen, since that has an immediate effect on the economic engine. But as you say, not happening a month out.
10-01-2024, 06:43 PM
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Are you a member of the board of directors? If not you are barking up the wrong tree. Those people on the picket lines do more for Boeing than any C-Suite executive. Looks like you really don't know what side of the fight you are actually on. Keep sticking your head in the sand... if it makes you feel better.
10-02-2024, 10:48 AM
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Are you a member of the board of directors? If not you are barking up the wrong tree. Those people on the picket lines do more for Boeing than any C-Suite executive. Looks like you really don't know what side of the fight you are actually on. Keep sticking your head in the sand... if it makes you feel better.
It also annoys me that we aren't allowed any kind of job action despite the fact that our jobs can't be replaced but people with a high school education and paralyze the economy.
10-02-2024, 11:13 AM
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I'm worried about the economic secruity of the US economy which pretty much needs boeing to survive and is the only major export this country still has. Plus many of our jobs and advancement relys on Boeing giving us aircraft, some of us will lose money because of these people.
It also annoys me that we aren't allowed any kind of job action despite the fact that our jobs can't be replaced but people with a high school education and paralyze the economy.
It also annoys me that we aren't allowed any kind of job action despite the fact that our jobs can't be replaced but people with a high school education and paralyze the economy.
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