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Posted by tmurf.1@juno.com on September 3, 2008, 10:11 pm
wrote:
> =A0As a machinist with 40 yrs experience, I have avoided unions like the
> plague.
> =A0A strike at this point seems ill-advised, EADS is taking over the 100+=
seat
> market. =A0Boeing has a 275 billion =A0dollar backlog, and ya'll want to
> jeopardize that? =A0The market doesn't care who makes the aircraft, just =
that
> they get an efficient plane. =A0High fuel is the reason for the backlog. =
=A0And
> energy will stay high, compared to previous prices. =A0So, they will buy =
the
> aircraft, the question, from who?
> =A0Most likely Boeing will weather a strike just fine. =A0EADS hopes you =
do
> strike.
> =A011 percent isn't great, figuring Boeings profit. =A0But it sure beats =
the
> alternative.
But Rick You still enjoy many of the benefits of unionism because
your employer has to compete for machinists with the union so you get
more money than you would otherwise and most likely many other
benefits right?
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> plague.
> =A0A strike at this point seems ill-advised, EADS is taking over the 100+=