The Boeing plant in N. Charleston where they make the fuselage for the new “Dreamliner” was unionized about 2 years ago. Do you know what it takes to have a union voted into a plant? Well, last week the workers in that plant voted to have the union thrown out of the plant. Do you know what that means and how it happens? You will before the end of the semester.
What does it mean if a plant is “unionized?” How is life for an employee in a unionized plant different from life for an employee in a non-union plant?
Think about what this decision means for the plant and for the Charleston community. Right now Boeing is deciding where to build the Dreanliner — it’s newest airliner. With the local plant deciding to go non-union, that makes the Charleston plant a lot more attractive than Boeing facilities in Seattle, Wash.
If the airliner is made here that will mean thousands of new, very high paying jobs for this community. It also means new support industries will also move into the area. It also means that education will be impacted as well — these company’s will demand better educated employees.