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The battle for Boeing Dreamliner jobs

By Clifden Kennedy

June 7, 2011 / 6:56 PM EDT / CBS News

The federal government is going after Boeing, saying it's trying to harm the union that builds its planes.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

55-year-old Lee Gaylor has been unemployed for a year. She moved to South Carolina to learn to build Boeing 787 Dreamliners. — CBS News

55-year-old Lee Gaylor has been unemployed for a year. She left her home on 10 acres in Tennessee to live in a trailer in South Carolina to try to get a job.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

Lee Gaylor's learning to build Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a new billion dollar plant in North Charleston.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

A complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board could shut down Lee Gaylor's job before it really begins.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

When production starts on the 787 Dreamliner in this massive building next month, at least 1,000 jobs will be added to the economy in South Carolina.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner being built in Washington.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

The 787 Dreamliner manufacturing plant in South Carolina is not fully unionized.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

If Boeing is moving the Washington jobs to South Carolin in retribution for a 2008 strike - that's a violation of labor laws.

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs

Herself a former union member, Lee Gaylor just wants a job. "I wanna work."

The tug-of-war over Dreamliner jobs