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Calico


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Kudos to the Boeing employees!  This is more good news.  Though, of course, we won't hear any of this on msm.

 

"Boeing Co. workers in North Charleston voted overwhelmingly to disband their union in a move that could give the region an edge in landing an aircraft plant the company is looking to build.

Of the 267 ballots cast, 199 were in favor of decertifying the election that made them members of the International Association of Machinists. The company was pleased; the union was disappointed.

The local plant makes rear fuselage sections for Boeing’s 787, a new fast-selling lightweight jet that has been delayed by snags with suppliers and an eight-week strike last year by the IAM.

Boeing has said it would consider North Charleston and its manufacturing hub outside Seattle, among other sites, for a new 787 assembly plant. A decision is expected by the end of the year."


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http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/14/boeing-workers-vote-to-decertify-union/

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Thanks for the post. Here's another news source of the story.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/10/boeing-workers-vote-decertify-union/

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Wow. The times they are a-changing.

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Good news! Heard some rumblings from Teamsters and Steel Workers. Wow, wouldn't that be a hoot!

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From where I sit, the problem with the unions is that they represent retired workers, not the people who are currently employed and who are at risk of losing their jobs. (And in Michigan, no matter where you work, you are at risk for losing your job.) For example, the teachers' union is all about making sure retired or soon-to-be-retired teachers get big pensions with medical benefits. If younger workers have to be fired or laid off to pay for all that-- or if it prevents school districts from hiring more teachers-- the union just shrugs it off. It's the same with the UAW.

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unions have lost their focus.  Not sure they are useful anymore

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