Union using Boeing worker house calls to gauge support, might withdraw petition

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Post and Courier

David Wren

The International Association of Machinists might withdraw its petition for an April 22 vote at Boeing South Carolina if too many employees signal a lack of support for union representation, a representative said Friday.

“We’ll make a decision after there have been a sufficient number of house calls to see what level of support is there, what type of misinformation has been spread and the degree that political interference will affect the vote,” IAM spokesman Frank Larkin said. “The purpose of the house calls is to gauge support.”

Although union officials have visited workers’ homes in past months, the IAM’s petition for a vote — filed March 16 with the National Labor Relations Board — has kicked off intensified efforts to recruit Boeing employees in North Charleston.

Boeing this month gave the NLRB a list of names and home addresses of the 3,175 workers eligible to vote on union representation. About 125 IAM staff members and volunteers started using that list Thursday to call on workers at their homes.

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Production and maintenance workers at Boeing Co.’s North Charleston facilities, including the Dreamliner campus, are scheduled to vote April 22 on whether they want to be represented by the International Association of Machinists. The union is gauging its support and whether to go forward with the vote. FILE/WADE SPEES/STAFF


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Also at link: What do you think?

Should the IAM withdraw its petition for a union vote at Boeing South Carolina?

Yes.

No.

I have no strong opinion.

[Smithryee]

1. No.

And they should ignore Haley.

Union workers, UNITE!

[Iliyah]

2. GOPers hate Unions.

They protect workers.

[pnwmom]

3. I trust the union to decide if now is the right time or if they need to do more education.

The Gov. threatened to retaliate if Mercedes approved the union, even though corporate supported it. In this case, Boeing doesn't support it, so who knows what the Governor would do.

[juxtaposed]

4. I know VW in Tennessee had that threat, Mercedes also.

[SoapBox]

5. Boeing issues and Delta Flight Attendants...

What the heck is going on with the IAM?

The Delta thing was a crushing disappointment.

[Historic NY]

6. Isn't this the same plant that is doing inferior work.....

[pnwmom]

7. Yes.

[Red1]

8. The Risk Sharing Partners

have got to be watching this closely. By that I imply that the traditional
way boeing used to get production drawings (on new programs) from other places was simply
receive the data sets and then pay the vendor.

Now, all the support is tied into the 787 program..if boeing loses, so do they.
In fact, when boeing was way behind on the program, there were a couple
of aerospace corps getting ready to sue...no plane delivery's, no revenues.