I was looking through the blog of Jon Ostrower, the individual whose blog I had started following, and found several interesting updates and one involving the 787. Boeing has a tentative settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) case against the company. The agreement involves an arrangement to build the 737MAX aircraft at the union plant in Renton, Washington. If you recall the 787 was facing a potential production problem (shocking) when internal discussions of a second assembly plant being built in South Carolina to avoid labor laws in Washington. This news, should limit potential delivery delays as Boeing tries to key up with the large orders it has for the 787. It will also ensure that the final assembly of the 737MAX will take place in Washington as opposed to other sites that Boeing was exploring.
Hopefully this will allow Boeing to avoid any other problems it may encounter.
I'm glad they found a compromise, but this should have never come about. A company should have the right to locate it's facilities where they best see fit. None of the factory workers in WA would have lost jobs, and bringing jobs to South Carolina was a win win for everyone.
ReplyDeleteGood and very current updated information, but the discussion is a little short.
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