Boeing in SC?

[The Vorlon]

Hard to be objective on this one, any use of language will be seen as partisan, but here is my best shot at "just the facts"

Boeing's 787 "dreamliner", despiting being rather late, has piled up quite a number of orders, and there are a lot of good jobs to be had building the plane.

Boeing has an existing 787 plant in Washington State, but this plant alone cannot meet demand, additional capacity is required by Boeing to meet demand.

The existing plant is Unionized, and the Union, by virtue of Washington State law, thus lays claim to ALL production work done by Boeing (not just existing jobs, which are remaining Unionized), essentially, all jobs, both current and future, "belong" to the Union and not to Boeing.

The key question is does the Union's "ownership" of all of Boeing's jobs extend beyond state lines and apply in South Carolina? (A "right to work" state)

There have been a number of strikes and other work stoppages/work to rule, etc incidents with Boeing in Washington.

When Boeing was selecting a site for the new 787 site, one of the factors Boeing cited was the reduced likelihood of labor disruptions in South Carolina.

The Union, with the agreement of the National Labor Relations Board appointed by Mr. Obama, contends that Boeing building a plant in a place where the Boeing Union does not get the jobs constitutes illegal retaliation against the Union for past labor stoppages, and thus the plant (which is already build and ready to open) cannot be opened and the work must be returned to the Boeing Union which is deemed to be the rightful "owner" of the jobs about to be created.

About the only thing everybody agrees on in this case is that SCOTUS will get the final word.