Originally Posted by
n5296s
That's exactly what I was thinking. Are there really hundreds of A&Ps and avionics techs sitting twiddling their thumbs or flipping burgers, or who will give up their current jobs for a few months living in a trailer at Moses Lake? The pay would have to be pretty seriously good, I would have thought. Sounds like more wishful thinking to me, along with the schedule.
Economic theory says that there are ALWAYS workers available - full employment is never achieved. There will always be a number of people in transition (at least) between jobs. There will also be people entering the labour (labor) market afresh. There will also be a group of people who have left the market but can be brought back in if the remuneration reaches a certain point.
If wages offered are sufficient then workers will move from their existing employment, though the level of pay will need to reflect the temporary nature of the work.
The pinch points would be with the high-specialisation jobs.
If Boeing are in a regulatory position to get the MAX fleet mobilised then I do not think the high level of wage they might need to offer will be any barrier to them.