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Boeing case tests vulnerable Dems
By: Scott Wong and Laura Hautala
June 15, 2011 11:52 PM EDT

A federal lawsuit against Boeing for alleged union-busting has become more than a conservative crusade; it’s an uncomfortable question for vulnerable Democrats in right-to-work states.

Vulnerable Democrats face an almost impossible choice: Side with Boeing and buck not only the White House but also ditch the unions that have long contributed to Democratic campaigns. But side with the unions and the federal government in a lawsuit challenging Boeing’s move into anti-union South Carolina, and you run afoul of Big Business in many Southern and Midwestern right-to-work states.

Moderate Democrats’ response for now: Run.

“I really don’t want to get involved,â€

Thats an extraordinary claim,

The National Labor Relations Board claims Boeing broke federal labor laws when it decided to open a $1 billion nonunion plant for its 787 Dreamliner airplanes in South Carolina because past union strikes at Washington facilities disrupted production.


Does the NLRB have any proof to that for one? In my opinion it shouldnt even matter anyways. Boeign can go where ever it likes. Its not as if they CLOSED a union plant and fired union workers to open one in a non union right-to-work state.