A congressional panel is holding a hearing in South Carolina on a National Labor Relations Board complaint against aircraft manufacturer Boeing over a non-union jet assembly line built in the state.
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government convenes Friday in North Charleston with four GOP committee members.
Gov. Nikki Haley and the NLRB's chief attorney will testify. A judge in Seattle is hearing the complaint, but the committee is investigating what was behind it.
The NLRB says Boeing built an assembly line for its new 787 aircraft in South Carolina to avoid unionized workers in Washington state. Boeing has challenged the complaint, saying no union workers lost jobs. South Carolina is a right-to-work state, meaning workers don't have to join a union to work at a job site.
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More and more, Obama and his minions are running this coutry like the former Soviet Politburo.
Where do these crackpot lefties come off trying to tell and international company where they can put an assembly plant?
Wonder why businesses in this country aren't hiring? There afraid of Obama is going to do next.
Boeing put over a billion dollars into building their new facility in SC, and hired over 1,000 new employees. Then, Obama and his union buddies have said, no no no. Boeing hasn't closed any union facility, and still are running full steam in Washington State. The NLRB also tried to introduce false testimony about Boeing execs saying they're doing it to get away from unions, turns out, those weren't true, just more lies from Obama appointees.
I'm all for workers getting their fair share of pay. But if the union can't create a symbiotic environment for both them and the employer, then let the jobs move. I am sure the good workers can move with the plant and probably get a raise for being one of the most experienced workers at the new location. They could also save the money being taken out of their pocket for union dues in order to receive an even higher effective pay increase.
No one is being asked to move. Boeing is so far behind in getting the 787 certificated they need two assembly lines to catch up once certification is achieved. And in light of the dismal employment numbers, Obama (makes me want to retch to type that name) should be happy to see a company opening a new facility rather than shutting everything down in the US and taking it offshore.
Don't get me wrong, a lot of the sub-assemblies are produced offshore, but have you looked under the hood of your "US manufactured" auto?
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