Where Boeing is concerned, Seattle's gain is, unfortunately, Long Beach's loss.
These are excerpts from the 1/4/14 coverage in the Seattle Times:
"Members of the Machinists union Friday accepted Boeing’s contract proposal by a slim 51 percent, sealing a cliffhanger ending to a tense chapter in the history of their union, their industry and their region."
“Thanks to this vote by our employees, the future of Boeing in the Puget Sound region has never looked brighter,” said (Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray) Conner. “We’re proud to say that together, we’ll build the world’s next great airplane — the 777X and its new wing — right here. This will put our workforce on the cutting edge of composite technology, while sustaining thousands of local jobs for years to come.”
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