Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We agreed from the start that job security was the top issue and we needed to work to find common ground. We were unable to do that, and the mediator saw that and ended the meeting... Boeing made it clear that they wanted vendors, subcontractors and suppliers to perform the work our members do and that our members weren't in their future plans.

Source: Mark Blondin, chief negotiator for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers during contract talks with Boeing. A second round of mediated talks between the two sides adjourned Monday without an agreement to end a five-week-old machinists strike that has crippled the planemaker's ability to deliver aircraft.

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