HomeWorldEconomyBoeing strike:Davon Smith, 37, earns under $28 (£21) an hour attaching the wings to Boeing 777X planes, which sell for over $400m (£300m) each. He also works as a security guard at a bar to make ends meet.
Boeing strike:Davon Smith, 37, earns under $28 (£21) an hour attaching the wings to Boeing 777X planes, which sell for over $400m (£300m) each. He also works as a security guard at a bar to make ends meet.
September 20, 2024
Boeing strike:Davon Smith, 37, earns under $28 (£21) an hour attaching the wings to Boeing 777X planes, which sell for over $400m (£300m) each. He also works as a security guard at a bar to make ends meet.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm24l46ye4go
by diacewrb
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>His fiancée, who works as a secretary for Seattle schools, earns more than him.
>He says he’s concerned he could be held criminally liable if his work isn’t done correctly.
>“Every time we make a plane to their spec, we pretty much put our life on the line. Because if anything goes wrong – like if it’s a torque’s out of spec or something like that – and potentially the plane goes down, we obviously get [jail] time for that,” he says.
$28 per hour ain’t enough for such an important job.
Boeing is losing money; you can’t compare the sale price without comparing how many hours it takes to build. The 777 competitor, the A350-1000, is only $366M, meaning Boeing can’t raise prices. The choices are to pay $28/hr or shut down the program and no job at all.
If he is unhappy with the pay or work he can quit, it’s not like he is forced to work there.
Making almost as much as minimum wage but risking as much as a drug dealer. Corporations are really pushing the limits of their workers.
I get that organized labor is gaining strength and making gains across the country, so why not strike, but isn’t Boeing on its last leg? Timing doesn’t feel right
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>His fiancée, who works as a secretary for Seattle schools, earns more than him.
>He says he’s concerned he could be held criminally liable if his work isn’t done correctly.
>“Every time we make a plane to their spec, we pretty much put our life on the line. Because if anything goes wrong – like if it’s a torque’s out of spec or something like that – and potentially the plane goes down, we obviously get [jail] time for that,” he says.
$28 per hour ain’t enough for such an important job.
Boeing is losing money; you can’t compare the sale price without comparing how many hours it takes to build. The 777 competitor, the A350-1000, is only $366M, meaning Boeing can’t raise prices. The choices are to pay $28/hr or shut down the program and no job at all.
If he is unhappy with the pay or work he can quit, it’s not like he is forced to work there.
Making almost as much as minimum wage but risking as much as a drug dealer. Corporations are really pushing the limits of their workers.
I get that organized labor is gaining strength and making gains across the country, so why not strike, but isn’t Boeing on its last leg? Timing doesn’t feel right