Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

What makes it different in this case is that public opinion isn't really the major factor here. This is one of those issues where labor and management's interests align. There are airlines (and their managers) that will not be here if we don't act soon. Management would never consider a boycott of Boeing if it only benefitted labor, but I believe they would consider it if we all worked together...and they knew they were saving their own skin.

Boeing can sell all the airplanes they want in the free world market. But now Boeing is making promises to Middle East carriers that their aircraft purchases will come with access to the world's most lucrative market. And Boeing is using this as leverage against congress to go along, or lose all those great paying Boeing jobs.

Boeing is playing a game that has never been played before. We have to expose it, and make them pay a price that is too high for them

Carl