Years ago, if you belong to Boeing, you were proud to say, “If it’s not Boeing I’m not going” Back in the late eighties and early nineties Boeing realized it’s the people that made Boeing the proud product in the aviation industry. Since David Calhoun, former CEO left the company with a huge $32 Million severance package it continues to spiral out of control.
When Machinist began the strike more than a month ago Fire and Aviation TV made a statement that Boeing needed to offer 35 per cent increase plus health and retirement benefits. During the strike the airline manufacturer stated the 30 per cent increase was the last offer. They then withdrew the offer and let this strike enter a second month.
Earlier this year Boeing locked out one Friday night at midnight the fire fighters that served and protected Boeing. They also dragged that strike out too. Who does it hurt the people that are there each shift some living paycheck to paycheck. Yet the airline manufacturer current corporate executives get paid and CEO currently has until this weekend not moved forward. All those on strike now finally got the 35 per cent offer that should have been offered as we mentioned earlier at the beginning.
Meanwhile airlines are also suffering even before this strike due to low output of Boeing aircraft due to earlier events this year. Now with the strike nothing has been produced in over a month. Some airlines like Emirates and Delta have no option to remodel aging aircraft due to the shortage of supplies. That being aircraft and deliveries. Many other airlines across the globe were affected like Fly Dubai and so many more.
This trickle-down effect will increase the already high-ticket price for flights om airlines. Now Boeing has made the 35 per cent offer and they announced up to 17,000 job cuts looming due to the strike. This will affect production once this strike is over.
Last month ports affected from Maine all the way down the east coast and across the gulf to Texas were on strike. However within four days an agreement was reached and back to work on the fifth day. Inevitably it is the people in Boeing that build the aircraft and on the manufacturing floor that also have been affected deeply while on strike. C.E.O. and other management executives still get their huge checks each week. It is time for Boeing to get back to basics and remember those who built the planes and business to what it was before.
Editorial Fire and Aviation TV October 21, 2024