• arglebargle@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    16 days ago

    Might as well promise them anything. Boeing is likely to fold or require layoffs soon anyways.

    • Jrockwar@feddit.uk
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      16 days ago

      The US government wouldn’t let Boeing fall. As much as I’d love seeing that happen, the strategic importance of having a US-based manufacturer for large commercial airplanes is too large to let them go bust. The US as a country would buy themselves a lot of dependency on other countries through potential tariffs, etc.

      • arglebargle@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        16 days ago

        I agree, but I am not sure what that will look like. Restructuring? Bail out?

        They currently don’t make anything anyone even wants. How long till they can retool and get competitive?

        In any case, it would seem like whatever is promised to employees now may not be what they get in the future.