United States: bill prohibiting the NLRB from interfering in terms of production transfers, even when motivated by the aim of avoiding unions

Threat.  According to the republican representatives, the NLRB, the federal organization in charge of arbitrating disputes between unions and businesses, interfering with restructurings is a threat to job creation.  “If the NLRB is allowed to continue down this path, not only will the economy in my home state of South Carolina be affected, but the entire national economy as well” explained republican representative Tim Scott, who introduced the bill.  On April 22nd, the NLRB filed a complaint against The Boeing Company for creating work in Charleston, South Carolina and demanded the work be transferred to Puget Sound, Washington.  Announced at the end of 2009 (see our dispatch No.  110281), the second production line for 787 Dreamliners was launched with pump and circumstance on June 10th, creating 1,000 jobs in the region.