Thread by @GovInslee

If the Wall Street Journal report is accurate, Boeing would be turning its back on the best workers and the best place in the world to build airplanes. 1/6

wsj.com/articles/boein…

The state has supported Boeing with a well-trained workforce, a robust supply line, world class research institutions and the best business climate in America.

This move would force a review of that partnership, including a hard look at Boeing’s favorable tax treatment. 2/6

While Washington would continue to have more than 70,000 aerospace employees, this move could jeopardize as many as 1,000 Washington jobs. 3/6

We have asked the Boeing company multiple times what it needs to keep 787 production in Washington. We’ve heard nothing back.

This move would signal an allegiance to short-term profits and Wall Street, not quality, safety and a vision for the future of the industry. 4/6

WA remains the best place in the world to make airplanes.

Boeing still has a large presence here. We have an innovative aerospace sector. We have some of the best workers anywhere and hundreds of businesses that are part of a high-quality supply chain.

The future is here. 5/6

I stand ready to work with the Boeing company to keep production here, and with the workforce to ensure, regardless of outcome, that we keep a strong aerospace sector alive in Washington state. 6/6

My full statement: governor.wa.gov/news-media/ins…