Mark Blondin
Mark Blondin
behind leave people
We don't leave people behind in the Machinists union,
members
They had their way with our members in 2002.
company heavy lifting sent strong
They did the heavy lifting and sent the company a strong message.
math mathematics shut
We are going to shut down their operations, and if he would do the math he would come back to the table,
bargain clear last move proposal sit willing
We have been clear we are willing to sit down and bargain at anytime, but they need to move off that last proposal that was soundly rejected.
coming orders
With orders coming in, you feel you've got a lot of leverage.
asked clear issues months simply strike top work
This strike did not have to occur. We made our top issues clear months ago and simply asked Boeing to do the right thing for their work force.
call company wants
If the company wants to talk, they can call me.
build good
We want to build airplanes and we to build them under good conditions.
deal good members name
I think it's a good deal for our members or I wouldn't put my name to it.
advantage company hurt
We've been through some real hardships. We were hurt by 9-11 but we were also hurt by a company that used 9-11 to take advantage of us.
held members spoke
Our members spoke out and held the line.
came contract hands hits
We came up with a contract that hits on all the issues, ... It is now up to our members. It will be in their hands on Thursday.
both issues medical membership pension pile top wants
We surveyed our members, and their top issues are pension and medical costs. Unfortunately, Boeing misread the membership on both those issues and wants to pile on more takeaways.