South Carolina

News Release: Boeing Employees Hit Machinist Union with Charge for Discriminating against Workers in Right to Work States

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:27:36 -0500

Boeing Employees Hit Machinist Union with Charge for Discriminating against Workers in Right to Work States

Union bosses abuse process to force Boeing to locate production in state without a Right to Work law

Washington, DC (December 28, 2011) – Three Charleston-area Boeing company (NYSE: BA) employees filed a federal retaliation charge against the Washington State union behind the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) high-profile case against Boeing for building a new facility in South Carolina.

News Release: Transcript Shows SC Boeing Employees Kept in Dark about Labor Board Sham Settlement

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:59:05 -0500

Transcript Shows SC Boeing Employees Kept in Dark about Labor Board Sham Settlement

Washington, DC (December 14, 2011) – National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) documents show that workers who had intervened in the Board’s high-profile case against Boeing were instead shut out of the entire process by which the case ended with Boeing agreeing to locate production of its 737 MAX plane in forced-dues Washington State.

Biting the Hand: Pro-Forced Unionism New York Times Slams Obama Labor Board Over Boeing

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:59:48 -0400

In the New York Times, columnist Joe Nocera writes how the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) unprecedented persecution against Boeing for locating additional production of its Dreamliner airplanes in South Carolina — in part because South Carolina is a Right to Work state — has changed the game for job providers:

It is a mind-boggling stretch to describe Boeing’s strategy as "retaliation." Companies have often moved to right-to-work states to avoid strikes; it is part of the calculus every big manufacturer makes. The South Carolina facility is a hedge against the possibility that Boeing’s union work force will shut down production of the Dreamliner. And it’s a perfectly legitimate hedge, at least under the rules that the business thought it was operating under.

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Worker Advocate Blasts Labor Board Ruling to Allow Charleston Workers Minimal Say in Boeing Case

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:44:31 -0400

Worker Advocate Blasts Labor Board Ruling to Allow Charleston Workers Minimal Say in Boeing Case

Big Labor watchdog slams ruling as insufficient; ploy to quietly sweep workers’ stories under the rug

Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2011) – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C. has ruled three Charleston-area Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) employees are allowed to intervene, albeit minimally, in the NLRB’s high-profile case against Boeing.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Demolishes Union Lawyer's Misleading Screed Against Right to Work State Workers

Will Collins — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:18:34 -0400

Kyle Wingfield of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution absolutely demolishes a misleading Wall Street Journal op-ed in favor of the NLRB's efforts to shut down Boeing's South Carolina Dreamliner facilities. First, Wingfield addresses the claim that choosing Charleston as a production site hurts Boeing's Seattle-based employees:

Right to Work in the Charleston Post & Courier: "NLRB Aims to Maximize Union Dues"

Will Collins — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:20:48 -0400

Writing in The Charleston Post & Courier, National Right to Work President Mark Mix explains the broader issues at stake in the NLRB's complaint against Boeing:

So why is the National Labor Relations Board so incensed about Boeing's decision to open a new production line in South Carolina? And why is the IAM so eager to keep Boeing in Washington State?

The answer is simple. South Carolina protects workers' freedom of choice.

The state's longstanding Right to Work law ensures that while workers have the right to join a union, they cannot be forced to join or pay dues to a union just to get or keep a job. Washington State, on the other hand, allows union officials to extract dues from nonunion workers as a condition of employment.

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More Television Coverage: Boeing South Carolina employee says "We're fighting back" to keep our jobs

Will Collins — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:16:18 -0400

National Right to Work President Mark Mix was interviewed on two Fox Business programs about the Right to Work Foundation's efforts to help Charleston Boeing employees protect their jobs:

Meanwhile, a local Charleston news station interviewed Dennis Murray, one of the Boeing employees who, with the help of Foundation attorneys, is taking action against the NLRB and union lawyers' attempt to put Murray and his co-workers out of a job:

South Carolina Boeing Employee Hits Machinist Union with Federal Charge for Illegal Retaliation

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:03:49 -0400

South Carolina Boeing Employee Hits Machinist Union with Federal Charge for Illegal Retaliation

Machinist union bosses expelled from workplace trying to eliminate workers’ jobs in retaliation

Obama NLRB to South Carolina Boeing Employees: "You Have No Stake in Your Jobs"

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:12:24 -0400

Obama NLRB to South Carolina Boeing Employees: "You Have No Stake in Your Jobs"

National Right to Work Foundation attorneys continue to help workers save their jobs from union boss power grab

Washington, DC (June 9, 2011) – A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge in San Francisco denied three Charleston-area Boeing employees' request to intervene in the NLRB's high-profile case against Boeing Company (NYSE: BA). The judge also denied the employees’ request to file an amicus curiae brief in the case.

Worker Advocate: Obama General Counsel Opposition “A Bald-faced Lie of Weiner-esque Proportions”

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:41:06 -0400

South Carolina

News Release: Boeing Employees Hit Machinist Union with Charge for Discriminating against Workers in Right to Work States

Boeing Employees Hit Machinist Union with Charge for Discriminating against Workers in Right to Work States

Union bosses abuse process to force Boeing to locate production in state without a Right to Work law

News Release: Transcript Shows SC Boeing Employees Kept in Dark about Labor Board Sham Settlement

Transcript Shows SC Boeing Employees Kept in Dark about Labor Board Sham Settlement

Biting the Hand: Pro-Forced Unionism New York Times Slams Obama Labor Board Over Boeing

Worker Advocate Blasts Labor Board Ruling to Allow Charleston Workers Minimal Say in Boeing Case

Worker Advocate Blasts Labor Board Ruling to Allow Charleston Workers Minimal Say in Boeing Case

Big Labor watchdog slams ruling as insufficient; ploy to quietly sweep workers’ stories under the rug

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Demolishes Union Lawyer's Misleading Screed Against Right to Work State Workers

Right to Work in the Charleston Post & Courier: "NLRB Aims to Maximize Union Dues"

More Television Coverage: Boeing South Carolina employee says "We're fighting back" to keep our jobs

South Carolina Boeing Employee Hits Machinist Union with Federal Charge for Illegal Retaliation

South Carolina Boeing Employee Hits Machinist Union with Federal Charge for Illegal Retaliation

Machinist union bosses expelled from workplace trying to eliminate workers’ jobs in retaliation

Obama NLRB to South Carolina Boeing Employees: "You Have No Stake in Your Jobs"

Obama NLRB to South Carolina Boeing Employees: "You Have No Stake in Your Jobs"

National Right to Work Foundation attorneys continue to help workers save their jobs from union boss power grab

Worker Advocate: Obama General Counsel Opposition “A Bald-faced Lie of Weiner-esque Proportions”

Worker Advocate: Obama General Counsel Opposition “A Bald-faced Lie of Weiner-esque Proportions”

Machinist union bosses join with NLRB Acting General Counsel to tell workers to “sit down and shut up” about losing their jobs