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We will revisit the call of No Confidence after Strike.

Why we are on strike and rejected the contract.

While most of this ignored by the news, here are some of the numbers and facts that support our strike.

Since 2014: Nationwide, inflation has increased about 30%. Over all industries, general wages have gone up 20-25% depending on sources. That's a total increase of 50-55% over the last 10 years. OUR wages have only increased 8% before cost of living adjustment. While we did get an adjustment, and our COLA does HELP offset inflation, it was NEVER meant to REPLACE our GWI as it does not completely cover the ever increasing costs of daily items.

Since 2008, Per EDGAR Databases, Boeing C-Suite staff has been compensated over $500 million between all executive officers. In CEO Pay alone, Boeing’s CEO Jim McNerney earned approximately $14 million in 2008. In 2024, David Calhouns, the now former CEO, compensation package and severance package was about $33 million in total.

Overall company performance from 2008 to 2018: Boeing experienced strong profitability. In 2018 alone, Boeing achieved a record revenue of $101.1 billion and a net income of $10.46 billion. During this period, Boeing consistently posted profits across its commercial airplanes, defense, and global services sectors. The total profits over this period likely exceeded $50 billion.

While they earned those large figures THEY created POLICIES that KILLED 346 people and allowed lapses in SAFETY and QUALITY that caused a door plug during an Alaska Airlines flight to blowout at 10k feet. As of June 2024, Boeing has reached a RECORD overall DEBT of $57.92 BILLION, per sec filings, while INCREASING C-Suite pay.

While executives get more money and a pass on corporate murder, causing Boeing's values and pride to nose dive (bad pun intended), its workers are blamed and forced to work over 600 hours of overtime a year. We destroy our bodies and never have time for the important things in life like family. These BASIC rights are NOT only for the RICH in America. They are the promises and VALUES that make up the American dream and those who fought before us.

The Machinists still get blamed because some news outlets say we are at fault, instead of citing the fact employees who tried to speak up, got silenced, retaliated against and fired. It was the policies that led us to this point. The previous CEO already OWNED UP to being at fault for some of it when HE apologized along with the findings of the NTSB, FAA and Congressional Inquiry.

The extra approx $4000 in retirement does not equal nearly what we have lost in pensions that we were forced to give up, nor does it make up for comments like McNerney's “employees are still cowering.” They only help prove, Boeing chose to take a path of profit by fear and punishment instead of trying to find a path towards balance, wage equality and shop sustainability. Nevermind the fact that accountability, the number one thing that made Boeing what it once was, no longer exists. Don't believe me? Then please tell me why no one can figure out who worked on that door plug. Who is accountable?

Even before strike, Boeing executives told us our voices would be heard at our so-called “Quality Stand Down” events, they were covered in the news if you're not familiar with them. We said we wanted better training for new employees. And while we are dealing with a surplus of new employees, not only should training be changed, our production rates should be reduced to allow thousands of new people to learn the jobs on the factory floor.

The reasons? To reduce error rates and, when production is sped up, people aren't trying to learn their jobs on the fly. They know how to do them and are less likely to have to work OT and make errors. Idk about you, but I'd rather fly on a plane some took their time to build instead of one rushed out the door so executives and managers hit their bonus.

We were met with, we hear you. This is what we are going to do…increase rates and RAMP UP production (as soon as the FAA let's us). Still completely ignoring us and the root cause.

If your bitter over our fight for wages, benefits and retirement because you don't have them, then fight for them. No one else is going to do it for you, nothing was given to us. Your fight is with your employer and the politicians who did things such as pass laws that allow companies to use pension funds as slush funds, restricted employee rights (Think Amazon and SpaceX where you're monitored by surveillance and punished for going to the bathroom) and limit barging power of CBA's while allowing companies to create policies specifically based on profits over workers, safety and quality.

It's with the CEO's, Board members and executives who's greed to make more than ever before and top the last guys wage that keeps your wages down. Not unions. During the height of the labor movement in the 1950-1960's, CEO's used to make a ratio of 20:1, compared to the highest hourly worker. Now, with our rights eroded and profits first policies, they make an avg of 300:1 to 400:1 instead of fairly rewarding the people who actually make the products and sacrifice being with family and having the ability to retire so THEY can make more then they will ever need in their lifetime.

If you're not willing to fight for yourself, don't try and shame us because we want only what we deserve to survive, feed our families and provide the best life we can for our children, while still hoping to retire one day. We work to live. We don't live to work.

Tom Morello ft grandchild - Hold The Line

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