Boeing has fired back against a decision by the National Labor Relations Board to file a complaint against it opening a new non-union facility in the right-to-work state of South Carolina.
"This claim is legally frivolous and represents a radical departure from both NLRB and Supreme Court precedent," Michael Luttig, Boeing's general counsel, said in a statement. "Boeing has every right under both federal law and its collective bargaining agreement to build additional U.S. production capacity outside of the Puget Sound region."
Boeing noted that it announced plans to build a new factory in South Carolina, a right to work state, 17 months ago, and has subsequently nearly completed construction on the plant and hired 1,000 workers. The company said it plans to begin assembly of the first plane in the facility in July.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/04/boeing-sen-demint-blast-nlrb-complaint-against-non-union-facility#ixzz1Mwe5eiTW
"This claim is legally frivolous and represents a radical departure from both NLRB and Supreme Court precedent," Michael Luttig, Boeing's general counsel, said in a statement. "Boeing has every right under both federal law and its collective bargaining agreement to build additional U.S. production capacity outside of the Puget Sound region."
Boeing noted that it announced plans to build a new factory in South Carolina, a right to work state, 17 months ago, and has subsequently nearly completed construction on the plant and hired 1,000 workers. The company said it plans to begin assembly of the first plane in the facility in July.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/04/boeing-sen-demint-blast-nlrb-complaint-against-non-union-facility#ixzz1Mwe5eiTW
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