Not at all. I don't think the union makes the Boeing workers in Washington more competent. It's the decades of experience and tribal knowledge that have been passed down in the Renton and Everett factories that make those workers more competent.

At any rate, I'm not trying to start an argument about unions. I only brought it up to underscore my point that despite completely sympathizing with their motivations, I still think Boeing's management made a mistake. It's not cognitive dissonance to have a nuanced view of the world and to acknowledge that there are real world exceptions to what I might otherwise believe based purely on my general biases. If that's difficult for you to understand, I am genuinely sorry for you.