Can't Is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley: on Jobs


Nikki Haley: Right-to-work helps Boeing deliver jets despite strikes

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was preparing to sue Boeing for building its 787 Dreamliner assembly plant in South Carolina. The board was alleging that Boeings's decision to locate the production line in S.C. was an illegal labor practice. Unlike Washington State, where Boeing's other 787 assembly line is located, South Carolina is a right-to-work state where workers can't be forced to join a union.

The lawsuit charged that Boeing had illegally retaliated against its largest union, the International Association of Machinists (IAM), when it opened a 2nd assembly line in South Carolina. The machinists had struck 4 times since 1989 at Boeing's facility in Puget Sound, Washington. Their latest strike, in 2008, had gone on for 8 weeks and cost the company $100 million a day. Production of the 787 was 2 years behind schedule when Boeing made the decision to come to South Carolina. When, I wondered, did it become illegal for a company to want to deliver a product on time?

Source: Can't Is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley, p.214 Apr 3, 2012

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