The power of 27,000 can sway billions of $; note that with "big profits and a record-level backlog," Boeing won't extend another 2% wage increase and zero increase in health to its workers (workers want 13% and no health increase, Boeing says 11% and $2500 bonus) illustrating the ruling class division from the working class, i.e. not sharing the big profits evenly:
www.marketwatch.com/news/story/boeing-machinists-walk-off-job/story.aspx?guid=%7B39FDF3E0-BA93-4C5A-A753-8231229C7752%7D&dist=msr_1

Crumbling U.S. infrastructure:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5986320.html