Northern Ireland unions accused Boeing of “corporate bullying” yesterday after Washington threatened a massive import tax on rival firm Bombardier on Tuesday.
The US Department of Commerce proposed a whopping 220 per cent tariff on the Canadian-owned company’s C Series jet — whose high-tech wings are made by subsidiary Shorts in Belfast.
It came after US-based Boeing claimed that Bombardier received unfair state aid from Britain and Canada.
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