Boeing 787 Dreamliner concept art.It appears Boeing is going to land its next plant in Charleston, South Carolina, after negotiations appear to have completely failed between the Aerospace giant and the a Washington Machinists union.
“I really wanted this marriage to work out, but I think it’s irreparably broken,” John Monroe, a former Boeing executive, told the Charleston Regional Business Journal.
The Seattle Times is reporting that the talks went bust and the second Boeing 787 Dreamliner assembly plant will be located in South Carolina. Word is that Boeing is already done talking, but the union wants to keep discussions open.
Scott Hamilton, a consultant with Seattle-based Leeham Co., told the Charleston Regional Business Journal, “Basically, it’s over.”
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