“the way the union rejected Boeing’s offer .... well ....”
The union building in Seattle has several life-sized bronze statues of...union strikers with signs. I worked at a union company in the ‘80’s. If we were short on schedule we’d send work outside to non-union shops as the union attitude was so bad. They’d suck up all the charge number for a 2 hour project and charge another 5 hours. Nothing came in on time or on budget. When a machinist retired they’d sell his machine and move the wall. Presumably they’ve gotten rid of them all by now.
In the beginning like turn of the century 1800/1900 unions were valuable in workers rights and dignity in their jobs. It’s sad that in the interim they’ve become gangsterish in their operations. Companies today know the value of their employees. They will make sure the employees enjoy a good working environment because the happier they are the better for the company. The unions are still in the dark ages.