On April 20, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint against Boeing because the company moved the second line of its production facilities for the new 787 Dreamliner from the Puget Sound area in Washington State to North Charleston, South Carolina.

One of the factors that contributed to Boeing’s decision was that its Washington production is interrupted every three to four years with union strikes and South Carolina’s right-to-work laws create a more friendly business environment that ensures Boeing can meet its production goal of three Dreamliners per month. The NLRB claims that this decision discriminates against union workers and is trying to force Boeing to produce the airplanes in Washington.

Yesterday afternoon, the Employee Free Choice Act, otherwise known as Card Check because it eliminates the secret ballot in union elections, received another major setback.