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Obama Administration Goes After Boeing to Protect Unions
Conservative Daily News ^ | 4-24-11 | Rich Mitchell

Posted on 04/24/2011 4:42:45 PM PDT by Rich Mitchell

Boeing 787Boeing corporation moved a portion of its Dreamliner 787 production line from Washington state to a $750 million South Carolina facility after failure to negotiate a contract with unions. Now that the East Coast facility is just three months from initial production, the Obama administration's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed what may be the largest labor lawsuit in 50 years against Boeing to prevent the South Carolina plant from coming online.

The federal suit alleges that Boeing built the plant in South Carolina to retaliate against the machinists union for past strikes. The machinist union has gone on strike against Being five times costing billions of dollars to the airplane builder. While opinions vary, Boeing could simply be making a precautionary move to prevent future strikes - a responsible action. The suit would allow the federal government to mandate that the 787 production be done only in Washington.

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) said, "This is nothing more than a political favor for the unions who are supporting President Obama's re-election campaign.." And Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) added, "If successful, the NLRB complaint would allow unions to hold a virtual ‘veto' over business decisions..".

Boeing commented on the lawsuit calling it "frivolous" and promised to open the South Carolina as scheduled. Strangely, the first hearing will be with a judge that works for the NLRB on June 14th after which the NLRB will review that judges decision.

When examining the progressive side of the argument, it becomes clear why Boeing needed to increase the rate of divestiture in Blue states..

(Excerpt) Read more at conservativedailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: boeing; nlrb; obama; unions
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To: Rich Mitchell
I have to ask this question: why can't Boeing split off the South Carolina plant as an asset to a separate, newly formed company incorporated in SC and license it to build the 787 aircraft?
21 posted on 04/24/2011 6:44:58 PM PDT by asinclair (Grows, and grows, and grows)
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To: Rich Mitchell
UNIONWKRS
22 posted on 04/24/2011 6:46:57 PM PDT by FrankR (Liberals Don't Have Scruples, Judgement or Morals...only MOTIVES.)
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To: taxtruth

You mean like GE does, along with no taxes, but the CEO picks up the dinner check. Holder cliam to fame is as Clinton’s pardon pimp.,


23 posted on 04/24/2011 7:07:48 PM PDT by desert3030 (Bad Me)
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To: Niteflyr

If the plane can’t be produced in South CAROLINA, Boeing could always propose to move production to South KOREA. I doubt that the South Koreans would attempt to block that.

Its hard to create jobs when the government position is NO YOU CAN’T.


24 posted on 04/24/2011 7:15:15 PM PDT by Qout
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To: Rich Mitchell
Boeing is simply going *Galt*.

Let Obama and the Union bastards howl all they want; if Boeing decides to put a plant on the moon and use robots instead of humans...that is their business.

Obama can go fu&%k himself.

25 posted on 04/24/2011 7:41:18 PM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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To: Brilliant

Just what I was thinking. Another good candidate for the budget axe while we’re at it.


26 posted on 04/24/2011 7:43:42 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica (Insane, Corrupt Democrats or Stupid, Spineless Republicans - Pick America's poison.)
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To: Rich Mitchell

Atlas is getting ready to shrug!..........


27 posted on 04/24/2011 7:47:10 PM PDT by Red Badger (Mitt Romney: The Harold Stassen of the 21st century........)
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To: CharlyFord
Obama is screwing the South (Red States) in favor of his union buddies.

Same reason they made GM close the almost-new Saturn plant in Spring Hill, TN. Standard practice in Chicago politics -- punish your enemies, reward your friends.

28 posted on 04/24/2011 8:19:43 PM PDT by Campion ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies when they become fashions." -- GKC)
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To: blackdog
South Carolina is a “right to work” state. One can be hired and fired at will. No reason is needed whatsoever.

Bull Pucky!

29 posted on 04/24/2011 9:06:57 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (The heresy of heresies was common sense - Orwell)
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To: Rich Mitchell

Good post Bill welcome to FR.


30 posted on 04/24/2011 9:08:04 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (The heresy of heresies was common sense - Orwell)
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To: humblegunner

I am definitely the author of that article. I looked through many FR posts and saw that many did use excerpts. I took the “When in Rome..” and all approach.

I was unaware that it was so offensive to do such a thing.


31 posted on 04/24/2011 11:43:13 PM PDT by Rich Mitchell
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To: Rich Mitchell

“Strangely, the first hearing will be with a judge that works for the NLRB”

Conflict of interests. Recuse yourself, Judge.


32 posted on 04/25/2011 4:56:17 AM PDT by RoadTest (Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
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To: Qout
If the plane can’t be produced in South CAROLINA, Boeing could always propose to move production to South KOREA. I doubt that the South Koreans would attempt to block that. Its hard to create jobs when the government position is NO YOU CAN’T.

I have a friend who works for Boeing..and said "the CEO wanted to move it to a cheap right to work state". What he didn't say was the union wanted a seat on the board and an agreement that ALL future Boeing airplanes would be made in SEA. No CEO in his right mind would agree to that. This is classic tail wagging the dog...the unions think they run the company these days. Wouldn't blame them if they did move the whole store to Korea...or China.

33 posted on 04/25/2011 10:37:25 AM PDT by Niteflyr ("The number one goal in life is to parent yourself" Carl Jung)
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