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If Boeing fails because they refuse to pay reasonable wages to retain their specialized workforce, that failure squarely falls on management. I'm not claiming that Boeing is going to collapse tomorrow, but continuing to make these kind of stupid mistakes will have consequences down the road.
What is a "reasonable wage"? For instance, using glassdoor.com I compared wages and came up with this...
Engineer in SC = $73,607.
Production assembly = $15. P/Hr. to $20. P/Hr.
vs.
Engineer in WA. = $87.703 Which is >$14K
Production assembly in WA. = $20.57 P/Hr. Which is >$.57
http://www.glassdoor.com/
So, while more technical degrees are substantially higher in WA. as opposed to SC, hourly wage on the line seems to be pretty close.
So, this argument of "reasonable" considering cost of living, and equal factors is a non factor.