Today The Hill reported that Boeing has opened its manufacturing plant in South Carolina in spite of the fact that the lawsuit brought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against them is still ongoing. The NLRB has sued Boeing for opening the manufacturing plant in South Carolina (a right-to-work state), rather than in Washington state, where they have other manufacturing plants.
The article reports:
"But Friday was not about that, Gayla Keller of Boeing said.
""While there's been a lot in the news recently about government attempts to force Boeing to place the second final assembly line in Puget Sound and close the South Carolina final assembly and delivery facility, we are confident that Boeing will prevail against the National Labor Relations Board complaint," Keller said in an email to reporters. "But today for us is not about that dispute, but instead we want to celebrate the opening of the South Carolina final assembly facility, as well as the continued outstanding work by our employees in the Puget Sound as they build the world's best commercial aircraft."
The new plant in South Carolina will manufacture the 787. The new plant does not move any jobs from Washington state to South Carolina, it will be a new manufacturing facility.
By opening the new plant in South Carolina, Boeing will bring jobs to the state and create a product that can be sold, thus improving the economy. Hopefully, they can continue to do this without any further government interference.
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