Being Unemployed is Better Than Being Non-Union

According to Nancy Pelosi, she would rather see the Boeing plant in Charleston shut down rather than be a non-union employer. Clearly, she has never been unemployed.

In an interview late last week, House Minority Leaeder [sic] Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told CNBC that Boeing should either unionize its production facilities in South Carolina, or shut them down entirely.

“Do you think it’s right that Boeing has to close down that plant in South Carolina because it’s non union?” asked host Maria Bartiromo. Pelosi’s reply: “Yes.”

The minority leader quickly added that she would rather it simply unionize and stay open. But barring unionization, by Pelosi’s reasoning, it should simply shut down.

This is nonsense. Does Pelosi even listen to herself? Would you rather work for Boeing or be unemployed? Hmmm....tough question. Oh wait, I would rather have a job. Also, maybe someone should tell her that the workers themselves voted to be non-union. The. Workers. Don't. Want. A. Union.

So let's add up the math here: The company decides to relocate to South Carolina because (in part) of our employment laws. Check. The workers themselves don't want to be in a union. Check. But the plant should now close down if it's not unionized? Plenty of non-union manufacturing jobs have high pay, great benefits, and happy employees. I know that Pelosi's core constituency is comprised of union folks, but at some point she needs to tell her California constituents that other people (way across the country in South Carolina) can do what they want.

[H/T Drew at Ace's Site]