Boeing Ruling Prompts Union to Sue Federal Labor Board (1)

The Machinists union sued the National Labor Relations Board alleging the agency exceeded its authority when it overturned a unionization vote by Boeing Co. workers in South Carolina.

The workers voted to join the International Association of Machinists in a 2018 election, but the NLRB subsequently reviewed the matter and ruled that the workers didn’t have enough in common to participate in the same election and join the same unit within the IAM. The holding came in a 3-1 decision, with the board’s lone Democrat dissenting.

Now the IAM is challenging the board’s decision, suing under a rarely used procedure ...