(note: South Carolina's anti-union laws make sure worker wages and benefits there will be much lower than Washington State. Say goodby to high-paying manufacturing jobs in the aerospace manufacturing sector, as another company heads to the DeMint south to ensure low wages prevail.)
SPEEA (Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace) statement:
October 28, 2009
Boeing’s choice of South Carolina will compound 787 problems, according to SPEEA – IFPTE Local 2001
SEATTLE – The Boeing Company’s decision to place the second 787 production line in South Carolina will hurt a program that is already stretched to its limit, according to the head of the labor union representing the company’s engineers and technical workers.
“We are astounded that Boeing has chosen to compound the problems of the 787 program by further fragmenting the supply chain,” said Ray Goforth, executive director of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001. “There is no credible business case for this decision.”
A number of SPEEA-represented engineers and technical workers are already in South Carolina. Goforth said the union will follow members and the work as Boeing expands operations in Charleston for the new 787 line.
A local of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), SPEEA represents 24,950 aerospace professionals at Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Triumph Composite Systems, Inc., in Spokane, Wash., and BAE Systems, Inc., in Irving, Texas.
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