They're acting like children by saying if they won't be exempted from safety requirements they'll cause mass layoffs by firing those workers.
The thing is they can afford to do it the correct way with all of the stock buy backs they did over the years. They moved their HQ closer to Washington DC for lobbying.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/boeing-cancel-boeing-737-max-10-b2118707.html>Boeing threatens to cancel Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft unless given exemption from safety requirements>More than 600 of the jets are currently on order A few hours later
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-safety-board-investigating-alaska-airlines-boeing-737-max-9-emergency-landing-2024-01-06/ 