NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Production workers at Boeing assembly plants in South Carolina will decide next month whether they want union representation by the Machinists. The National Labor Relations Board has set April 22 as the date for the vote on whether to unionize.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—The Machinists’ union filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board Monday that would allow Boeing workers to vote on unionizing the Dreamliner assembly plant here.
WINFIELD, KS—GE will produce its new Passport 20 jet engine at the company’s assembly plant here. The engine will power business jets produced by Bombardier.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a production certificate for Boeing’s assembly plant here to deliver 787-9 aircraft to customers. The FAA initially issued a production certificate in July 2012 for the 787-8.
MIDDLETOWN, CT—Pratt and Whitney unveiled a new state-of-the-art assembly line here. The horizontal assembly line suspends the engine from the ceiling, so it can move up, down and around, instead of the workers having to do all that. The assembly line will make engines for the Airbus 320 Neo passenger jet and the F-35 joint strike fighter.
LOS ANGELES—After years of avoiding confrontation, the U.S. labor movement is reasserting itself. From the car plants of Detroit to the ports of Los Angeles, unions are demanding payback for sacrifices they say helped revive the economy.
FAIRFAX, VA—The aerospace industry is shifting more manufacturing investment to the U.S. after a decade in which production jobs in the sector flowed to China and other emerging economies, according to a new study.
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