Aaron Reardon

Executive Reardon, is there any sense from your perspective as to the immediate and short-term impact on Boeing and supplier/support jobs in the Snohomish County area?

I can't believe more wasn't done to keep Boeing here. People can be so stubborn. Take it from someone who has been without a job for a year now, people need to appreciate what they have and quit being so greedy. And our elected leaders need to work hard to make sure that happens by talking sense to the sometimes stupid electorate.

Not like! I know you worked so hard to avert this. I'm sorry for everyone in this community, but particularly for Boeing, when they realize down the line that they made a second, spectacularly misguided strategic mistake, the first being off-shoring Dreamliner assembly.

me too...

That bites! Even after all of your stellar leadership they did what Sarajane above said. Well, they'll probably ship all the ineffective products produced from under trained workers back up to Everett to get fixed.

Aaron thanks for all your hard work.

Is there a way to get more work here for the machinists?

Aaron, thanks for trying . . . I'm so thankful my dad retired (he was part of the machinists union at Boeing)! As you know, the challenge will be the economy and jobs to fill the even larger void now that Boeing is taking the jobs to SC. I'm hopful for my hometown of Everett!!!

what kind of bonuse payout will Boeing execs get this year?

Good luck woking with those greedy parties. They'd rather have the business up and walk away than share profits fairly between each other....... Thankfully you are much more diplomatic than I :)

Yes Ditto to what Jeff said. Now is not the time for unions to be stubborn. They are a great thing, but only when utilized in a realistic manner. Now is not the time to dig in.

You should be mindful that South Carolina is non-union and that's why Boeing would like to move there. It's not the unions who are being greedy or stubborn it's Boeing. Profits are more important to Boeing than workers' rights. There can be no middle ground with business when profits comes before People.

Heard you had some farmers there!

Can you send me the mailing address for your campaign?

Bob Wallace

We need to protect our investments here in our state. I am proud to say that I am from this area and proud of the work that all of our families have done in the industry. Unfortunately, our aerospace industry isn't the only industry that is threatened by our jobs going overseas. We need to secure our jobs here at home in Washington and in the U.... Read MoreS.. I hope that soon we can all feel more comfortable living in our country that we work in and live in. We cannot keep sending our jobs overseas. We need to be strong in our country and keep our jobs here. I support doing that. We cannot sell out anymore.

Why would Boeing stay in Washington if the Machinists' Union won't agree to binding arbitration in the resolution of labor disputes? When you ask, "Will Washington do what is necessary to be competitive going forward?" I think the real question should be, "Will any elected officials risk their political careers by confronting the unions directly ... Read Moreon this issue?" I think this would specifically be part of our Governor's job, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to have the support of our county executives as well.

Don't get me wrong, the unions definitely serve a noble purpose, but Boeing is going to do whatever it needs to do to protect it's cash-flows. As long as the union can implement a labor strike, Boeing will be looking at leaving the state as it's best option. What purpose will the union serve when Boeing is gone? What purpose do the unions serve in Detroit these days?