If it was not for generous tax concessions by Washington state, all of the 787 workers would be out of a job or working at a Boeing plant in Texas or Georgia and quite likely working for a lower wage and benefits package.

Also, the wage offer places the average worker well above the average wage in King County. The continuing union demands for job security, increasing pensions, etc. remind me of the autoworker unions in the past. They turned Detroit into a rust belt.

The handwriting is on the wall in Seattle. Boeing headquarters is now in Chicago. Many southeastern states and Texas would welcome Boeing. Also Airbus is poised to put a plant in Georgia to manufacture commercial aircraft in the U.S.

Finally, any sound corporation must make a net profit to pay dividends to the stockholders, provide a cash reserve to handle market uncertainties and conduct research and development programs to remain competitive. It should be obvious that the Boeing administration must be able to control workforce size and materiel sources.

It’s time to get back to work if employees want many of their children to have a future at Seattle Boeing and its local suppliers.

James E. Klansnic

Clyde Hill