Boeing Election Tests Labor’s Clout in the South (1)

The Boeing Co. campus in South Carolina will see a union representation election at the end of May. The vote floats a trial balloon of sorts and could revive questions of ethical conflicts at the federal labor board.

A group of 178 technicians at the Boeing facility in North Charleston will vote May 31 on whether they want to be represented by the International Association of Machinists. The election once again tests the appetite for organized labor in the Southeast, a region where some unions have long sought a stronger foothold.

The election also raises unsettled conflict-of-interest questions at the ...