Post by Logan on Jun 15, 2016 1:53:23 GMT -6
Boeing faults Machinists union for opposing Norwegian Air expansion
Boeing on Tuesday weighed in for the first time with a definitive public statement on a hot political controversy in the aviation world — choosing to use the issue as a stick to try to beat back the Machinists union’s efforts to organize its assembly plants in South Carolina.
A strong coalition of the biggest U.S. airlines, labor unions and politicians — mostly Democrats, including Hillary Clinton — has mounted a protracted and vociferous campaign to have the Department of Transportation block Norwegian Air International from expanding in the U.S.
Norwegian flies Boeing 787 Dreamliners across the Atlantic and is rapidly adding U.S. routes with the goal of introducing low-cost fares on prime international routes such as Paris-New York and London-Orlando.
That prospect drew fierce opposition from American, Delta and United as well as labor unions representing pilots and other airline workers — and including the International Association of Machinists (IAM) — who claim Norwegian would pay lower wages.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-faults-machinists-for-opposing-norwegian-air-expansion/
Boeing on Tuesday weighed in for the first time with a definitive public statement on a hot political controversy in the aviation world — choosing to use the issue as a stick to try to beat back the Machinists union’s efforts to organize its assembly plants in South Carolina.
A strong coalition of the biggest U.S. airlines, labor unions and politicians — mostly Democrats, including Hillary Clinton — has mounted a protracted and vociferous campaign to have the Department of Transportation block Norwegian Air International from expanding in the U.S.
Norwegian flies Boeing 787 Dreamliners across the Atlantic and is rapidly adding U.S. routes with the goal of introducing low-cost fares on prime international routes such as Paris-New York and London-Orlando.
That prospect drew fierce opposition from American, Delta and United as well as labor unions representing pilots and other airline workers — and including the International Association of Machinists (IAM) — who claim Norwegian would pay lower wages.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-faults-machinists-for-opposing-norwegian-air-expansion/