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Old 11-02-2009, 05:45 AM
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Default Two Evergreens; Boeing and Outsourcing

There are two companies called Evergreen. The Dreamlifter is operated by Evergreen International Airlines (EIA); company headquarters are McMinnville Oregon, but the 747s were based in JFK (when I flew for them).

The 'other' Evergreen is EVA, based in TPE; a Taiwanese company. They are a huge shipping conglomerate as well.

When I flew for EIA, a lot of their heavy maintenance was done in Hong Kong.

While Boeing is 'building' a new 787 line in Charleston, it is being done at the expense of the experienced workforce they have in Seattle.

A gain for South Carolina is a loss for Washington....the result of the same thinking on all outsourcing. "Its good for my company," meaning BOD and shareholders, but screws the workers. These now unemployed folk no longer have money to spend on other companies' products, so those companies, in-turn, outsource as well. A mad dash to the stone-age.
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