Lack of Unions Is Not a Draw for All Foreign Manufacturers in South Carolina

The NYT had a piece about the use of German-style apprenticeship programs in South Carolina. At one point it noted that, while the apprenticeship program is one factor attracting German and other foreign manufacturers to the state:

"there are other reasons foreign companies have moved here. For starters, wages are lower than the national average. Even more important for many manufacturers, unions have made few inroads in South Carolina."

It is worth noting that the German companies locating i...