Here's the interesting scenario. Every such company, Boeing in particular, has contracts for classified programs or activities, at SECRET, TOP SECRET, and Compartmented levels. Only people cleared to the levels and for the specific programs can work on the programs. It may take a year or two to get cleared from SECRET to a higher level. If any classified personnel decided not to take the vaccine and leave---the classified program will just have banished its brains and progress will come to a halt for as long as it takes to clear and brief new replacements (who may be otherwise technically clueless). Something of this sort happened during the SPEEA strike in 2001. It caused the entire company to hold its breath for the duration of the strike. Renton was producing airliners that could not be delivered, because the designated approval engineers were striking. No deliveries, no income. It was a mess. The whole world was watching Boeing park undeliverable airplanes on the apron at Boeing Field...and running out of room. I think this will be a mess. It will certainly NOT improve the problems Boeing has been having with quality control on airliners and the tanker programs.
There is a reason skilled labor commands high salaries. Their skills are in short supply compared to the demand. That’s why these companies pay soooo much money: they need these skilled workers very badly.
Here's the interesting scenario. Every such company, Boeing in particular, has contracts for classified programs or activities, at SECRET, TOP SECRET, and Compartmented levels. Only people cleared to the levels and for the specific programs can work on the programs. It may take a year or two to get cleared from SECRET to a higher level. If any classified personnel decided not to take the vaccine and leave---the classified program will just have banished its brains and progress will come to a halt for as long as it takes to clear and brief new replacements (who may be otherwise technically clueless). Something of this sort happened during the SPEEA strike in 2001. It caused the entire company to hold its breath for the duration of the strike. Renton was producing airliners that could not be delivered, because the designated approval engineers were striking. No deliveries, no income. It was a mess. The whole world was watching Boeing park undeliverable airplanes on the apron at Boeing Field...and running out of room. I think this will be a mess. It will certainly NOT improve the problems Boeing has been having with quality control on airliners and the tanker programs.
There is a reason skilled labor commands high salaries. Their skills are in short supply compared to the demand. That’s why these companies pay soooo much money: they need these skilled workers very badly.