In a state notorious for its hostility to union activity, workers at Boeing's South Carolina plant have begun exploring the idea of organizing to represent the company's 7500 employees. Workers there have a long history of complaints regarding issues such as mandated overtime on weekends, wrongful termination and improved wages, and hope forming a union will help employees gain some redress for these problems. They face long odds in their efforts, however, from South Carolina's stringent right-to-work laws, and from Boeing itself, which is actively discouraging any organization activity.
See "Labor organizing underway at Boeing, MUSC despite anti-union climate in S.C.", Paul Bowers, Charleston City Paper, August 19, 2014