Boeing Machinists call off vote after union organizers threatened at gunpoint in South Carolina

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Sounds like the good old days the right is pining for.

The Machinists Union has canceled a vote that was scheduled for next week that would ask Boeing's production workers at the company's South Carolina plants if they would like to join the union.

The Machinists faced tough opposition from South Carolina politicians as members campaigned to convince the more than 3,000 Boeing (NYSE: BA) workers to vote in favor of the union. Earlier this week, union officials said they would cancel the vote if they weren't able to get enough of the 787 Dreamliner workers to sign cards saying they were in favor of unionizing.

If the vote happened and the union lost, the Machinists would have to wait a year before asking for a vote again. Now, union organizers can regroup and schedule the vote for six months from now.

International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers said in a statement Friday that union members faced dangerous and violent confrontations with homeowners while they were canvassing for votes. Two organizers were threatened at gunpoint, the union said.

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/04/boeing-machinists-call-off-vote-after-union.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2015-04-17&u=ColXVN5SPzQtLHFP87ho2w07857290&t=1429318312&page=all

[AndyTiedye]

1. I Bet Some of them Oppose Unions Because…

…the "Union" is what defeated them in the Civil War.

Maybe if we called them "workers' confederations" that would be easier to sell down there.

[Arcadiasix]

2. I hope a police report was filed