I think the IAM (Machinist’s Union at Boeing) were the ones who told us engineers about the 30-day delay, us being involved in our first strike. The IAM is very experienced in striking at Boeing, and being prepared to strike is in their DNA.
The adversary arrangement between Boeing and the Machinist’s Union is long-standing. This is a statue outside the union’s headquarters:
It’s a bronze statue of a striking family, clustered around a “burn barrel” used to provide nighttime warmth.
The statues are looking across the street directly at the closest Boeing building…