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Thursday, January 05, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is bashing the National Labor Relations Board in a new South Carolina ad airing the day after the Obama administration announced recess appointments to the labor panel.

Friday, December 09, 2011  The National Labor Relations Board has officially dropped its high-profile case challenging Boeing's decision to open a nonunion plant in South Carolina.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  The Machinists union says it has reached a tentative deal with Boeing Co. that would settle a heated government labor dispute.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Republicans on a Senate panel have failed in an effort to undercut the National Labor Relations Board's case against Boeing Co.

Friday, September 16, 2011  A national small business group is suing the National Labor Relations Board over new rules requiring employers to use a poster to let workers know they have a right to form or join a union.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  The measure approved on a 238-186 vote would limit the National Labor Relations Board's enforcement power. It would prohibit the agency from ordering any employer to shut down plants or relocate work, even if a company violates labor laws.

Monday, August 08, 2011  The chairman of the House Oversight committee has subpoenaed documents from the National Labor Relations Board relating to its lawsuit against Boeing Co.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  The Machinists Union says it's fighting a move by Boeing to close portions of the Seattle hearing on the National Labor Relations Board's lawsuit against the company.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  South Carolina U.S. Rep. Tim Scott has introduced legislation in Congress to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from closing down plants or ordering companies to transfer employment.  Scott's measure comes in light of the NLRB suit against Boeing, which last month opened its $750 million assembly plant in North Charleston.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The chairman of a congressional committee probing the ongoing labor dispute over a South Carolina Boeing plant says he may use subpoenas to force labor officials to hand over documents from their investigation.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  A judge has denied Boeing Co.'s request to dismiss a federal lawsuit that claims the company illegally retaliated against unionized workers by moving some work from Washington state to South Carolina.  The ruling by Administrative Law Judge Clifford Anderson allows the National Labor Relations Board to move ahead in presenting its case against Boeing in a Seattle hearing room.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  President Barack Obama says it would defy common sense for Boeing Co. to have to shut down a new aircraft plant or lay off workers as a result of a labor dispute with the government.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Three employees who say they fear losing their jobs at Boeing Co.'s North Charleston plant have been allowed limited roles in a federal labor dispute over the company's 787 jet line.

Friday, June 17, 2011  A congressional committee held a hearing on the National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing Friday.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  Two ranking Democrats say a labor board attorney shouldn't have to testify about an ongoing lawsuit over South Carolina's Boeing plant.