6 Comments on “Yes vote on Boeing-IAM deal appears likey: Seattle Times”

1. “machinists don’t love this Boeing deal but appear to be voting for it”

   What is not to like about this deal that the Union recommends. Is there ever an arrangement that the members would like short of giving them full ownership?

   Seems to me that this is a negotiated contract that was spontaneously worked out in the last few months and should be appreciated by all the parties. I was sorry to read that there is some reluctance and disappointment. Given the general state of the economy, it is a fortunate situation to have such a backlog with pay raises and signing bonus. Much of the country would like a similar position

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   • The older guys facing retirement want a richer pension plan component.

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2. A NO vote today, would not only hurt Boeing, the Unions and the US in general,
   it would also set back labor/corporate relations in this country for a long time!

   I am confident, therefore, that sanity will prevail and that this agreement and the
   historical step forward it is, will be ratified by the IAM and allow Boeing to make
   up for many serious mistakes and blunders it made over the past decade or so
   and regain some of the ground lost unnecessarily to Airbus, in that time period!

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3. For the most part, the union got a freat deal. TAKE IT!!!!

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   • Harmonious labour relations are an imperative to stable business continuity, it’s quite reasonable to say here that the element of Boeing business lost to EADS has little to do with industrial disturbance.

     Unions have a valid role of protecting their members status, however within the EADS group there involvement is more akin to supporting a growing business & not protecting a declining one.

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4. KC135TopBoom :For the most part, the union got a freat deal. TAKE IT!!!!

   That should be the union got a great deal.

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