Some veteran union employees at Boeing draw a link between its current issues and a move by the company more than two decades ago to introduce “team leader” managers, replacing a previous system whereby the most senior, experienced factory workers were in charge.

“The team leader isn’t picked by his skill on the airplane – he is picked by his relationship with another manager or another person,” said the mechanic. “Now we don’t have team leads who know what’s up.”

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Boeing Values - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Sure, Boeing is an absolute disaster that is killing people (though not on American owned flights so we didn’t pay attention to it), but at least its executives have prioritized what really matters–unionbusting. Boeing’s largest factory is in “panic mode”, according to workers and union officials, with managers accused of hounding staff to keep quiet […]

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