IIRC, even most (all?) software engineers working for Boeing in Washington State are required to join the union. I worked for Boeing in Colorado on a major gov

IIRC, even most (all?) software engineers working for Boeing in Washington State are required to join the union. I worked for Boeing in Colorado on a major govt satellite program several years ago (non-union in CO of course), and when I received a WARN notice when our contract was ending I began looking around the company for other positions. All the SW Eng jobs I could find in the commercial aviation BU in Washington were listed as being "Union." Blech. I ended up leaving the company after I figured out that Boeing's hiring and transfer policies meant it was easier to quit and apply for jobs as an external applicant, rather than applying as an internal candidate.