I know we politicians like to pat ourselves on the back, and credit is due to the legislative and executive branches for working unusually cooperatively, but we’ve got to give some credit to the hard working employees of Boeing for a move to disband the union back in September. The 74% vote is a strong message!
This feat didn’t make much of a splash in the news, but I’m sure it was a huge factor that attracted Boeing to the SC.
Monday, September 14, 2009 Post and Courrier
Boeing Co. employees vote to disband union
Boeing Co. workers in North Charleston voted overwhelmingly to disband their union in a move that could give the region an edge in landing an aircraft plant the company is looking to build.
Of the 267 ballots cast, 199 were in favor of decertifying the election that made them members of the International Association of Machinists. The company was pleased; the union was disappointed.
The local plant makes rear fuselage sections for Boeing’s 787, a new fast-selling lightweight jet that has been delayed by snags with suppliers and an eight-week strike last year by the IAM.
Boeing has said it would consider North Charleston and its manufacturing hub outside Seattle, among other sites, for a new 787 assembly plant. A decision is expected by the end of the year.
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