While my liberal friends remain fixed on the idea that Jim McDermott represents the future because he has union support, recent events suggest that sunny Jim’s time has run out because Seattle is no longer a union town. Jim’s well meaning supporters may not have noticed but redistrict[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Unions’
Why the UW Senate NEEDS its own attorneys.
The proposed amendment to the Faculty Code (see document) was supposedly written by the UW faculty Senate to address protections for faculty free speech. The problem is not with the intent, but with who wrote this? The UW faculty do not have a union nor do they have individual contracts.�[...]
Seattle Port Commission Claims Immunity From Democracy
The City of SeaTac Cannot Pass Laws That Regulate People in The SeaTac Airport. The minimum wage went up last week in 13 states that didn’t wait around for Congressional Republicans to do the right thing. http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/29/news/economy/minimum-wage-states/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Meanwhi[...]
Will the machinists vote hurt WASTATE’s credit rating?
The Motley Fool claims so: If Boeing pulls production of its 777X from Washington, that could have a significant impact on Washington’s credit rating. Bloomberg reports that the loss of jobs and tax revenue could result in a credit downgrade, which is something no state wants to face. Foll[...]
Davey Jones: On Unions
DAVEY IS IN HAWAII … Not much to do We arived at Honolulu at around 8PM Saturday night and we were at the dock finished with engines at 9PM, we left at 11PM Sunday night and took departure at midnight, it is now Monday night at 9PM or so. As of now it looks as […][...]
Commentary by Norm: How much do you know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
The end of life as we know it? If you DO know about TPP, you may not be so sure that line is much exaggerated. And the TPP has a sequel brewing, the TAFTA. MoveOn is starting up a group to battle against this “NAFTA on Steroids” or “Corporate Coup”, as many are calling it[...]
Luring Aerobus to WASTATE
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is beating Airbus A380 As the machinists vote: Despite a troubled birth a year ago, Boeing’s flagship plane has overtaken the larger A380 in terms of orders. Its fuel efficiency and range may help it defeat its rival but imagine the advantage locating an Aerobus p[...]
A Conservative Asks REAL Questions
There is, in fact, no politics in the USA. All significant political posts are held by either Democrats or Republicans, and on every issue likely to be thought important by the historians of 500 years hence, the two parties are of the same mind. Think of some big American national-policy questions o[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Chicago, is the strike over?
End to Chicago teachers’ strike is not assured Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/15/end-to-chicago-teachers-strike-is-not-assured/#ixzz26YRPjD3z Despite the somewhat dubious source at Fox news, I recommend this article. The article suggests that the strike may not end on Monday. Whi[...]
Boeing workers vote Jan 3 .. what were they expecting for Christmas?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unionized workers at Boeing Co (BA) will vote on January 3 on the company’s latest proposed contract, according to a statement issued by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers just before Christmas, Cartoon is a mashup derived from work by [...]