Posted on May 13, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
Today an article entitled “Illinoid Department of Transportation to hire 170 new workers” in the Herald-Review gave me cause for pause. Aside from coining my new favorite word “illinoid,” which while I am sure was a Freudian slip by the person who posted it, it lays out the next chapter in the strange saga that […]
Posted on Apr 29, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
Washingtonians have grown accustomed to the Carpenters Unions’ merry band of bums marching around in circles. If you’ve never encountered them before, the local Carpenter’s Council pays about 50 homeless people minimum wage to march and beat buckets all day long protesting non-union construction companies. The con, of course, is that the average passerby thinks […]
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
So while perusing The New York Times slide show on entitled “Buying in Bulk”, I ran across the an image that caught my eye. And the caption read as follows: “PUSHING THE CART Joe Ruggiero, 46, a maintenance technician for Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, with his co-worker Robert Alfonso, 55 IN THE […]
Posted on Apr 21, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
When seemingly every New York City-based news agency saw fit to cover the impending doorman’s strike, “country folk” across the country were left scratching their heads. When the crisis averted at midnight last night, you could almost hear relief pouring out of the news agency’s offices. Twitter lit up with heartfelt relief. I am not […]
Posted on Feb 24, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
Yesterday, SEIU Local 26 became the latest local in the country to create a local protest, highlighting big bank’s profits. From the SEIU blog yesterday: “To symbolize this loss, 14,000 little monopoly houses were dropped by “Mr. Moneybags” at the action site. […] Both actions are part of a continued effort to demand that big […]
Posted on Jan 26, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
Following the news last week that labor unions are getting closer to extinction, a friend dropped me a note suggesting names for a few new dinosaurs. (I’m not saying this was my finest photoshop moment). Enjoy.
Posted on Dec 22, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
I just received this from the North Pole. It’s almost unbelievable, given the spirit of the season . . . and the billions of children who would be affected. [See below] In response to the strike notice, Santa Claus has made the following announcement. [See below] It’s a little unclear what the NLRB’s jurisdiction is […]
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
You know what’s so special about the holidays? Everyone can get their true feelings out in the open. Even Vice President Biden. The Delaware Online shares this little nugget: For the probably thousands of Delawareans who recently received Christmas cards from the vice president and his extended family (virtually everyone in the newsroom did), there’s […]
