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Boeing Employees Strike (2000) On this day in 2000, 19,000 of Boeing Company engineering and technical employees walked off the job in what historian Howard Zinn called "the biggest white-collar... (stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)
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Boeing Employees Strike (2000)

Wed Feb 09, 2000

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On this day in 2000, 19,000 of Boeing Company engineering and technical employees walked off the job in what historian Howard Zinn called "the biggest white-collar strike in the [U.S.] history".

The strike was the result of a breakdown in negotiations between Boeing and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEAA). Striking workers said the protest wasn't just about asking for more money, it was also to "improve the culture of the company and chart a new course for organized labor".

When asked if he thought the strike had a lasting impact on the legacy of labor unions, Charlie Bofferding, Executive Director of SPEAA, stated "I'd have to say certainly less than we would have liked...At that time, what SPEEA was going for was an attempt to rebrand the labor movement from the people who beat up bad management to the people who made working in America better for everyone. I don't know that that message stuck."

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I bet Boeing thought they could get around it all by outsourcing which they did, even in critical areas. Greed has no bounds and not only has it led to the loss of life (737 Mac situation), but now threatens that big stack of money Boeing smugly has.