Machinists union considers postponing North Charleston vote

As an April 22 vote approaches, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is gauging support for union representation among 3,125 eligible workers at Boeing’s plant in North Charleston, South Carolina.

If union leaders determine support is not strong enough, IAM officials say they will postpone the vote, the Charleston Post and Courier reported last week.

The Boeing plant assembles 787 Dreamliners.

Earlier this month, the IAM canceled a vote of flight attendants at Delta Air Lines after federal labor officials found that some worker authorization cards had fraudulent signatures or questionable information, according to news reports.

If the Machinists union postpones the vote, it could reschedule it after six months. But if it holds the election and loses, it has to wait 12 months, a union official told Reuters.

Dan Catchpole: 425-339-3454; dcatchpole@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @dcatchpole.

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