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Published: Thu, March 20, 2008 - 1:49 pm
Last Updated: Thu, March 20, 2008 - 2:29 pm
Last Updated: Thu, March 20, 2008 - 2:29 pm
On the last day of February, the Air Force announced they had chosen a refueling tanker based on the European-built A330. The Northrop-Grumman plane beat out Boeing's 767. It only took a few days for Boeing to file an official protest with the the Government Accountability Office.
Lawmakers from Washington state have been particularly vocal, including Representative Norm Dicks and Senator Patty Murray. Their state stood to gain thousands of jobs if Boeing landed the multi-million dollar contract.
They say changes were made late in the game that favored Northrop-Grumman. Now the GAO has just under 100 days launch a full investigation on the decision, and come to a ruling. Opponents hope a grass-roots effort will help to overturn the decision. Get a closer look at what's going on from Seattle CBS affiliate KIRO and Reporter Rick Price.
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Over 2 years ago, according to the Seattle Times, Boeing closed it’s fuselage facility in Washington State. 500 jobs were lost in one Boeing Facility in Washington State. Where did the jobs go? You guessed it! They were outsourced. Some jobs went to Italy, some to Japan, and some to Renton in Kansas. Go to dogpile.com, enter “Boeing Frontiers”, and search. This is Boeing’s own publication. Read through the issues and you will see exactly how Boeing operates. The protestors in DC will never see work from the tanker project even if Boeing were to get the contract. Boeing is outsourcing more than 70% of the Dreamliner plane now because they cannot do the work in the Washington State Facilities. KEEP THESE JOBS IN THE SOUTHEAST US.