Boeing's 787 assembly line goes to South Carolina

Maybe cheaper cost of living is why Boeing wanted to build in South Carolina? It's been 2 years since the news was announced.
 
Reba said:
Update:

"The National Labor Relations Board withdrew its controversial case against Boeing on Friday, ending the nearly eight-month legal battle over the airframer's nonunion North Charleston plant...."

Boeing now looks forward as NLRB suit halted | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment
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Good news to hear that. The NLRB was given way too much power to dictate where plants may or may not go under threat of a suit against Boeing.

Issa for the Win: The NLRB Inquiry Will Continue - Erika Johnsen
 
sequoias said:
Maybe cheaper cost of living is why Boeing wanted to build in South Carolina? It's been 2 years since the news was announced.
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It helps them escape a whole bunch of union seniority back in the SeaTac area. Start new, with new people. Smart for business; bad for the unions back at the older plant.
 
saywhatkid said:
It helps them escape a whole bunch of union seniority back in the SeaTac area. Start new, with new people. Smart for business; bad for the unions back at the older plant.
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I see, that sucks. There's like 3 or 4 plants in Seatac area that produces boeing planes.
 
sequoias said:
I see, that sucks. There's like 3 or 4 plants in Seatac area that produces boeing planes.
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Yes. I knew people that worked in them. Boeing moves new plant to SC, hires new workers, no seniority. That takes care of those 20+ year workers with 5-6 weeks vacation, sick days, etc.
 
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saywhatkid said:
sequoias said:
I see, that sucks. There's like 3 or 4 plants in Seatac area that produces boeing planes.
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Yes. I knew people that worked in them. Boeing moves new plant to SC, hires new workers, no seniority. That takes care of those 20+ year workers with 5-6 weeks vacation, sick days, etc.
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Yes I know a few who works there too. 5 to 6 weeks vacation sounds like a dream to me.
 
Life in South Carolina and rest of southern states (except in NoVA and South FL) sucks!!!
 
DeafCaroline said:
South Carolina is a right to work state. No unions.
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Unions are exist in SC but much smaller than northern and west coast states, probably no more than 5% of total employees in this state.

Right to Work means it is illegal for unions to make non-union employees to pay union dues or force them to become member of union. Most southern states are HARD on unions for many years, even 100 years ago.
 
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