That 25% raise is on the amount agreed upon in their CBA in 2008. So they haven't really gotten a fully negotiated raise since 2008. You would probably reject that as well, unless you were desperate.

Maybe instead of relying on "luck" you should organize. Your employer is certainly organized to maximize their benefit, why shouldn't you be?

Boeing as an independent entity may not exist in six months to a year if they can’t get their shit together - either someone will buy them or the government will nationalize/bail them out.

Get all you can while you can. The riskier your business is the more labor costs.

Which ones are "these unions", or is this just a generic shaking fist at cloud moment?

> I was lucky to get a 5% raise this year and my wage is frozen until next year, basic insurance and absolutely no pension

I mean... maybe you should join a union?

> The workers of the union clearly aren't even doing a good job considering how many mechanical failures have affected their jets!

I guess you're trolling, but obviously the leadership who made the strategic decisions over decades that lead to these problems are not members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751.

Consider organizing at your workplace then. If workers have a mechanism for sharing their concerns, more power to them.

Inequality continues to rise. Everyone around you is getting poorer. More unions would help stop it, or at least slow it down. We need more unions, not less.

You blame Boeing’s quality problems on the wage workers and not management

And you drag their union for the reason that you consider yourself lucky and gracious for receiving an under inflation raise with no retirement benefits

That’s crab mentality - totally unnecessary to drag others down to your level when their success costs you nothing and only stands to benefit you too through their infectious solidarity