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June 30, 2011 in Business, Nation/World
Judge denies Boeing motion to dismiss labor case
WASHINGTON — A judge has denied Boeing Co.’s request to dismiss a federal lawsuit that claims the company illegally retaliated against unionized workers by moving some work from Washington state to South Carolina.
The ruling by Administrative Law Judge Clifford Anderson allows the National Labor Relations Board to move ahead in presenting its case against Boeing in a Seattle hearing room.
The NLRB alleges that Boeing violated labor laws by opening a new production line for its 787 airplane in South Carolina. The agency claims Boeing opened the new plant to punish Washington state workers for past strikes and wants the company to return the work to Washington.
Boeing denies the charges, saying it opened the South Carolina plant for valid economic reasons.
A Boeing spokeswoman had no immediate comment.
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westerly on June 30 at 11:43 a.m.
Looks like 10 years of litigation and then Who?? What? Where??
Charlie on June 30 at 12:01 p.m.
It would seem that the NLRB is on a political search and destroy mission for the unions. Several thousand employees have already been hired in Seattle and the South Carolina plant started construction several years ago. Why the law suit now?
hunternomore on June 30 at 12:09 p.m.
Hard to say much about the giant. Always look for the bigger picture. This ain’t about unions, that’s for sure.
liberal_in_right_wing_land on June 30 at 12:25 p.m.
Of course the giant corporation can do no wrong. They are good stewards of our country, states, and cities always looking out for what is best for the people and the land they do business in.
Just a matter of time before the tea baggers are on here saying this is another activist, liberal, socialist judge because they didn’t rule in their favor.