[cyost]

Article title jumps the gun. Union members still need to vote on whether to accept the deal Wednesday.

> The union announced the deal Saturday morning, saying, “it warrants presenting to the members and is worthy of your consideration.”

> The union plans to vote on the deal on Wednesday. Nearly 95% of workers voted to reject the last tentative deal, which the union’s leaders recommended.

[Dalewyn]

I hope the workers reject and continue the strike, forcing Boeing into bankruptcy will be a very good thing for the country even if it leaves investors and banks unhappy.

[Arainach]

How is forcing one of its largest employers, one of its largest manufacturers, and leaving the commercial airliner market dominated by foreign companies good for the country?

[blackeyeblitzar]

Realistically they’ll get bailed out. In other words, taxpayers will subsidize the failures of the company and the deals struck by unions. Ideally we would instead fund more competitors from an early stage.