Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on wages.
The company said Saturday that it locked out about 125 firefighters and a facility about 170 miles (275 kilometers) away in central Washington. The firefighters serve as first responders to fires and medical emergencies and can call in help from local fire departments.
“Despite extensive discussions through an impartial federal mediator, we did not reach an agreement with the union,” Boeing said in a statement. “We have now locked out members of the bargaining unit and fully implemented our contingency plan with highly qualified firefighters performing the work of (union) members.”
23 Comments
raynethackery@lemmy.world · 92 pts · 2y
with highly qualified firefighters performing the work of (union) members.
They're called scabs.
xmunk@sh.itjust.works · 76 pts · 2y
Fuck scabs.
Coreidan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Fuck capitalism
HuddaBudda@kbin.social · 74 pts · 2y
Strange, that sounds a lot like Union Busting.
I know the company that has plane parts falling out of the sky and engineers "Dying randomly" wouldn't try anything funny during this time.... RIGHT BOEING!?
rtxn@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 2y
Someone might want to check if Boeing's reputation has MCAS installed with faulty non-redundant angle-of-attack sensors, it seems to be stuck in a nose-down trim.
WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
Every other corp out there thanks Boeing for lowering the bar further.
Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y
It would be a shame if there was a redacted at one of these warehouses
Entropywins@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Dance off?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Slumber party?
sxan@midwest.social · 4 pts · 2y
Disco Inferno?
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Snake wrangling?
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
I heard this in Idris Alba's voice
ArbiterXero@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
…… the striking firemen are expected to suddenly all develop terminal illnesses.
No reason
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
The fire fighting foam they use for aircraft fires is actually very toxic and causes cancer, so..
ArbiterXero@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
The convenience is spectacular! Haha
AshMan85@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Surprised Boeing did not have them wacked.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
The day’s still young.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Just wait, they'll start a fire and send them all in without working respirators.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2y
There's so much wrong here
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
More good news from Boeing. Their stockholders must be super stoked.
(Edit: /s)
recursive_recursion@programming.dev · 11 pts · 2y
the company's going up in flames (business-wise)
Easyreever@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
……And they’ve learned……nothing
toiletobserver@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
Looking forward to shit burning down on Monday because a titanium micro shaving fire has a slow response time and wrong equipment.
valid@lemmynsfw.com · -6 pts · 2y