House Oversight & Government Reform Committee to Probe Unprecedented NLRB Intervention in South Carolina Job Creation Project
(WASHINGTON)—A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) action against the Boeing Company over that firm’s decision to build 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft in South Carolina will be the subject of a June 17 congressional field hearing. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a June 17 field hearing in North Charleston to examine factors behind the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent decision to take legal action against The Boeing Company after it built a new assembly plant that will employ 4,000 workers in Charleston. If NLRB is successful, it may set a chilling precedent of punishing employers who seek to expand manufacturing to locations outside the influence of powerful labor unions.
Title: Unionization Through Regulation: The NLRBs Holding Pattern on Free Enterprise
Date/Time: 12:30 p.m., Friday, June 17, 2011
Location: County Council Chambers, The Lonnie Hamilton Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina
Members of Congress
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC)
Witnesses
The Honorable Nikki Haley, Governor of the State of South Carolina
Mr. Alan Wilson, Attorney General of the State of South Carolina
Mr. Lafe Solomon, Acting General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
Ms. Cynthia Ramaker, Employee, The Boeing Company
Mr. Phil Miscimarra, Labor Attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP,
Mr. Lewis Gossett, President & CEO, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Mr. Neil Whitman, President, Dunhill Staffing Systems
On-Site Media Information
The hearing will be broadcast live on the Internet and available at www.oversight.house.gov. The meeting will be held in a county council chamber that includes hard-wired room sound (mult box available), a press riser (approx 50-foot throw; alt. filming locations available) and free public wi-fi Internet access. Members of the media can contact Jeff Solsby at 202-225-0037 (202 870 1939 event day) or Jeffrey.Solsby@mail.house.gov for additional assistance.
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