Boeing technicians at the Charleston South Carolina plant have succeeded in rallying the IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) to their cause with the establishment of a micro bargaining unit in a southern US State known to be hostile to trade unions.
With the arrival of the IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) at the Boeing plant in Charleston, the state of South Carolina is experiencing the first shoots of unionism. 176 Boeing flight-readiness technicians for the company’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft have voted 61.5% in favor of the IAM acting as their representative and entering wage negotiations with Boeing management. Nothing about this vote was easy however. In 2009 Boeing chose to set up in Charleston...
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