How many Boeing unionists does it take
to be offended at a little joke?
Boeing Co. CEO Jim McNerney
apologized Friday for saying the aerospace giant's employees were
"cowering" during his tenure, a comment one union official called "a new
low" in the company's relationship with workers.
McNerney
made the remark during a Wednesday call with analysts when he was asked
if he is thinking about retiring after he turns 65 next month. McNerney
said he won't retire because "the heart will still be beating, the
employees will still be cowering," ...
Speaking of 'new lows';
Machinists union international President Tom Buffenbarger issued a statement Friday saying the "unfunny and unnecessary remarks" serve as a "reminder that the Jack Welch style of anti-personnel management is still alive and well at Boeing."
"If
he is able to get his foot out of his mouth, the very next thing we
hear from Mr. McNerney should be a sincere apology to all employees at
Boeing," Buffenbarger added.
Yeah, it's supposed to be the Boeing executives cowering under their desks worrying about
the machinists taking over the factory;
Seattle
City Council member-elect Kshama Sawant told Boeing machinists her idea
of a radical option, should their jobs be moved out of state.
“The
workers should take over the factories, and shut down Boeing’s
profit-making machine,” Sawant announced to a cheering crowd of union
supporters in Seattle’s Westlake Park Monday night.
Was that a joke?
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