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Schipske Calls for City to Do Whatever It Takes to Convince
Boeing to Build 777x Airline” in Long Beach
Long Beach, Ca – November 5, 2015 –
Responding to a column appearing in Forbes magazine yesterday which discusses
the possibility that Boeing officials are considering utilizing workers at the
Long Beach plant for the wing work associated with its 777x , Fifth District
Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske today called upon City Manager, Pat West, to “do
whatever it takes to convince Boeing to stay in Long Beach.”
“Boeing currently accounts for
2.89% percent of the jobs in Long Beach,” says Schipske, whose council district
includes Boeing. “We cannot afford to lose these jobs. Boeing’s announcement
that it would close the C-17 facility in 2015 and that we would lose over 5,000
jobs was devastating news for Long Beach. Yesterday, the news that Boeing was
considering bringing the wing work for the 777x to Long Beach means that the
door is not closed and sends the signal that the City needs to do whatever it
takes to convince Boeing that Long Beach is the right place for this work.”
According to the Forbes article,
Boeing is looking at several sites, including Long Beach and that the work will
provide 20 -25 years of employment wherever it is located.
Upon reading the Forbes column, Schipske
submitted a council agenda item asking for a council resolution in support of
efforts to encourage Boeing to remain in Long Beach and to direct the City
Manager to determine what steps can be taken by the City to convince Boeing to
bring the 777x wing work to Long Beach.
The Forbes article was written by Loren Thompson
and is titled: Boeing Eyes Long Beach C-17 Plant For 777X Airliner Production: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2013/11/04/boeing-eyes-long-beach-c-17-plant-for-777x-airliner-production/
