Boeing Forced to Turn Over Docs in NLRB Case

[Omaha Steve]

https://www.editorsguild.com/LaborNews.cfm?LaborNewsid=7534

08/18/2011

“Last Friday, union officials claimed a victory when a judge presiding over the National Labor Relation Board's Boeing case ruled that the company must turn over documents related to the cost of producing planes at the unionized facility in Washington state versus the nonunion facility in South Carolina,” writes Mike Elk in the on-line In These Times.

“The case centers on whether Boeing transferred production to the South Carolina site because Machinists union workers went on strike in Washington. (The company says the shift was made for financial reasons.)

“Boeing will have to release documents related to tax incentives provided by South Carolina to locate the 787 Dreamliner productions at the nonunion facility. The company will also have to release details related to ‘Project Olympus’ -- a 2003 tax incentive deal with the state of Washington that was supposed to ensure Dreamliners would be built in Washington state.

“‘Our lawyers are pretty happy with the way it worked out. We got everything we asked for. This is a victory in our book,’ said International Association of Machinists District 751 Spokesman Bryan Corliss. ‘Also, this lets keep what truly needs to be kept secret.’ But on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that the company's response to the ruling hasn't made one union lawyer very happy:

FULL story at link.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I am very pleased to hear this!

I know damn well that Boeing is being cagy about this.

And of course they moved to South Carolina to get a right-to-work environment.

Who do they think they're fooling?

:eyes:

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. If they do show that the decision was made for financial reasons that appeared valid at the time

Then what?

If this hinges on lower production cost in the short or near term, its over. The company will clearly be able to show that (true or not)