Machinists Union IAM Cancels Organizing Vote at Boeing’s South Carolina Plant

The Wall Street Journal ^ | April 17, 2015 | JON OSTROWER

[DUMBGRUNT]

The union said its organizers encountered a “toxic environment” in South Carolina. Two organizers were threatened at gunpoint during home visits to gauge support and urge votes for unionization, and others reported “near-violent confrontations,” it said

[DUMBGRUNT]

Two organizers were threatened at gunpoint

Only two?

The good citizens of South Carolina are very polite.

[Delta 21]

HA HA

[MichaelCorleone]

Bravo South Carolina!

I don’t know how much this has to do with Governor Haley or simply the SC culture, but these sound like my kind of people.

Now, where’s that number for United Van Lines...?

[rktman]

“Toxic environment”? Sounds like a job for the epa. Looking for searchlight in the sky. Oh, it’s too sunny. Maybe an emergency call on the Bat Sh** phone. Any charges filed against anyone for brandishing? Or are the onions just using that as an excuse for their failure to convince folks that all for one and one for all ain’t always a good thing.

[Steely Tom]

As I understand it (from a thread posted yesterday) they were “threatened at gun point” during the course of their “program of home visits.”

[PROCON]

If I was an all ready well-paid aerospace worker and these union thugs were proposing something that may negatively affect my employer, I’d show them my gun collection too, and escort them out the door.

[tanknetter]

Two organizers were threatened at gunpoint during home visits to gauge support and urge votes for unionization, and others reported “near-violent confrontations,” it said

*SNORT*

Suddenly, violent behavior by workers doesn't look all that good to union organizers, does it?

[17th Miss Regt]

The union organizers have not yet figured out what it means when a southerner says, “Well bless your heart.”

[tanknetter]

The union organizers have not yet figured out what it means when a southerner says, “Well bless your heart. Git OFF my lawn.”

FIFY

[Usagi_yo]

The union organizers have not yet figured out what it means when a southerner says, “Well bless your heart. Git OFF my lawn.” Hands off the cars on my front lawn.

[Truth29]

Union organizer on porch = resident feared for life. Lucky there weren’t some new union martyrs.

[cherry]

if you have pushy people coming to your own home where your spouse and children are, what are you supposed to do when they refuse to leave?...

and I'll bet the whole "threatened at gunpoint" is way, way beyond embellishment...

[max americana]

these are dummycrats, why cant they just cheat the signatures or go to the closest cemetery and register them like the old fashion liberal way?

[rockrr]

“program of home visits.”

Is that what they call extortion and intimidation these days? ;')

[Steely Tom]

Is that what they call extortion and intimidation these days? ;')

Exactly. We know where you live, we know when you're at work and your wife and kids are at home alone, we know when you are out of town on a business trip...

These people are nasty.

This is what they call a "toxic environment." Little babies. Bullies. Can dish it out, but sure can't take it.

[rockrr]

I’ve gone toe to toe with both IBEW and Teamsters organizers. I’m not impressed (or intimidated).

[Lurker]

I love it.

[I_BE_THE_ONE]

I suggest letting them feel the tip of a Bayonet. South Carolina has it gong on in manufacturing. BMW in Greer is largest car plant in world. Approx 2/3 of production is exported. Michelin has 8 plants there and Continental just built a big plant in Sumter.

They want jobs not stinking Obollas welfare.

[Bobalu]

[DUMBGRUNT]

The factory produced 364,000 vehicles in 2014 and more than 260,000 were exported out of the US.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2015/02/18/bmw-plant-spartanburg-top-u-s-auto-exporter/

NICE! Good to hear someone is doing well!