The slow death of Boeing man
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White-collar employees at Boeing have been invoved in a strike for over six weeks, and the strike illustrates a widening gap affecting skilled workers in the US. Engineers' status has been affected by Boeing's attempts to compete in the aerospace market, and research funds have been reduced. Engineers are also poorly paid in relation to many high-tech workers, and house prices in the Seattle region may be too high for young Boeing engineers. These white-collar workers are feeling pressures previously experienced by blue-collar workers.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Subway to the sky: how a reserved Canadian turned a family snow-mobile firm into the nearest challenger to Boeing and Airbus
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Bombardier only entered the aircraft sector 12 years ago, but it is now ranked third in size behind Boeing and Airbus Industrie. CEO Laurent Beaudoin's shrewd management style and firm's savvy use of tax breaks helped to establish it as an industry leader, even though it is based in Quebec.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Pulling the big bird
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Boeing has to decide on a new location for the company's world headquarters. Dallas, Denver and Chicago have been cited as possibilities. Chicago is considered as a possibility, though there are concerns about the public school system in Chicago.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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