Boeing takes over Vought plant; Workers ask union to go

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On Thursday Boeing announced it had finished its $580 million takeover of the North Charleston Vought plant. By the next day a significant ammount of employees filed paperwork that could break ties with the Machinists union.

Read more stories on this subject in our Boeing topic page.The move is particularly significant as there is much talk that Boeing could greatly expand its new Charleston operation in the hopes of less union interference. 

Hop on over to The Charleston Regional Business Journal for the story.

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