It clearly is a labor cost issue. Any negotiations with unions up here, were merely a smokescreen to get more concessions from SC.

I have worked with some folks who came from the Naval yard in Charleston when it broke up, and as a general rule, they weren't smart enough to pour piss out of a boot before they put in on.

Within 2 years, I imagine that there will be real issues with the quality of the labor force in SC. That point was made above in that the work force will be 20 years "younger". If you are a Boeing employee around the Everett area, you could probably score a much higher position in SC in a couple of years. Skilled labor for that particular plant is going to be in high demand. I imagine that if you travelled to that area this time of year, it is pretty nice. Summer time, forget it.

Simple fact is most of the major manufacturing in this country is going to be moving into Right to Work the red states. It has been coming for the last 10 years.