Kirk and Tommy, you’re absolutely right—the issues at Boeing started long before the 737 MAX crisis, going all the way back to the McDonnell Douglas merger in 1997. That shift from focusing on engineering to chasing profits led to a drop in quality, safety, and employee morale. The 737 MAX disaster just made these deeper problems visible to the public.
The strike we’re seeing now is probably the result of years of frustration from workers dealing with these changes. Fixing Boeing will take more than just settling this strike.