Economics

Just adding on: they used to have pensions up until 10 years ago when Boeing pulled them

From current and past Boeing employees I've spoken to, the pension was basically stolen from them with a slimy holiday vote. They don't want the 401k with zero matching, they want their pensions back and that's the line in the sand. Boeing is using their media clout and holding production jobs in Seattle and Everett hostage to scare people into taking the deal for another 7 years till the next vote. Moving jobs to SC where union enrollment is less or non-existent is the goal.