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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Social issues Blog Posts
Raw milk controversy foams again
March 29, 2010
Comments(20)Want to start a fight? Don’t say “health care reform.” Try “raw milk."
MoreWeighing Google's China decision
March 26, 2010
Comments(3)Ethical conundrums rarely present themselves in black-and-white. But Google gets high marks from a couple of Hoosier academics
who say the company made the right choice to leave China.
MoreWhat to do when a pit bull attacks
March 24, 2010
Comments(133)If the next incident involves you, good luck. But pepper spray for grizzly bears might help.
MoreThe state of the American Dream
March 23, 2010
Comment(1)A well-known pollster finds Americans are losing optimism about improving their lots. Are your odds better if you live in
Indianapolis?
MoreWhat's next for guns at work
March 19, 2010
Comments(6)Beginning July 1, employees will be able to bring guns to work. A labor lawyer says employers will need to get creative.
MoreThe local impact of gendercide
March 8, 2010
Comments(2)Baby girls are being aborted at higher and higher rates around the world. Does that affect how you do business in countries
where this form of gendercide is prevalent?
MoreAccident-prone lawyers
February 23, 2010
Comments(6)The people who wreck cars most often are not pizza delivery drivers, but lawyers. Are they racking up billable hours on cell
phones?
MoreGun bills on fast track
February 11, 2010
Comments(9)Want to leave a gun in your car at work? Your employer's policy may become irrelevant.
MoreThoughts on the Tebow ad
February 1, 2010
Comments(13)From the perspective of return on investment, the Super Bowl ad might be considered a failure.
MoreVetting your sweetheart
January 27, 2010
Comment(1)With Valentine's Day approaching, a Purdue prof calls for sober due diligence before engagement rings find their
way onto fingers.
MoreTwo recipes to improve Indy
January 26, 2010
Comments(2)City father and Indiana Pacers chief Jim Morris says Indianapolis will rise or fall depending on how well the city nurtures
children and connects with the world. So, how are we doing?
More'Black' rifles in the woods
January 12, 2010
Comments(8)Hunters are adopting rifles that look jarringly similar to versions soldiers carry in Afghanistan.
MoreImmigration redux at the Statehouse
January 11, 2010
Comments(46)Are Republicans shooting themselves in the foot with another bill targeting illegals?
MoreLights out (crime up?) in Muncie
December 11, 2009
Comments(2)Muncie plans to turn out most of its street lights to keep from going broke. But what about the social consequences?
MoreMad about work? Let it out
November 24, 2009
Comment(1)If you're angry about unfair treatment at work, and don't let it out, you're much more likely to have a heart attack, a new
study shows.
MoreAfraid to die
October 19, 2009
Comments(3)Fear of death may be causing Americans to expect too much from our medical system when it comes to prolonging the lives of
the old and infirm.
MoreWhy Indy seems slow to ban smoking
October 6, 2009
Comments(25)If Indianapolis is considered a model on fronts ranging from downtown revitalization to fiscal responsibility, why is it so
late to ban smoking? George Geib, who has been observing Indianapolis as a Butler University historian for 45 years, thinks
the reluctance can be traced to immigration patterns.
MoreSurprise: Moms not opting out of jobs
October 1, 2009
Comments(0)Census researchers have debunked the common perception that rising numbers of the most accomplished mothers in the work place
are opting out for full-time family life.
MoreThe impact of divorce on business
September 25, 2009
Comment(1)Researchers have long known that divorce affects work place performance, but a human resource professional has learned that
a gentle response results in loyalty and happy customers.
MoreNeurosis and dying: Now you know
August 19, 2009
Comments(2)Believe it or not, until Purdue University psychologist Daniel Mroczek tackled the question, no one had delved
into why people who freak out easily die earlier than mellow folks.
Experts have long known that stressed, neurotic folks kick the bucket earlier....
MoreSuing your insurance company
June 29, 2009
Comments(0)Another unfortunate outgrowth of our litigious society is the increasing tendency of insurers and policyholders
to settle claims in court.
Cummins is tussling with several insurance companies to try to recover damages from a flood a year ago that
inundated some...
MoreWeâ??re saving money again
June 26, 2009
Comments(2)Americans have suddenly gotten serious again about saving money.
In April last year, we saved absolutely nothing; by May this year the rate had shot to nearly 7 percent,
the highest in more than a decade, and some economists...
MoreRace in the corner office
May 8, 2009
Comments(3)Just when one hopes racial stereotypes are in retreat, along comes another study suggesting otherwise.
Now weâ??re told that black CEOs with â??baby facesâ?? fare better than black CEOs with more "mature"-looking
faces
when it comes to results at...
MoreThe â??fleeting expletivesâ?? decision
April 28, 2009
Comments(3)This morning, the Supreme Court said in another of its 5-4 decisions that the federal government has authority
to regulate occasional instances of profanity on broadcast television and radio, called â??fleeting expletives.â??
But the high court also ordered a...
MoreFood, children and bars
March 3, 2009
Comments(14)More bars in the state are allowing minors â?? people under age 21 â?? with the proviso that parents are
there,
too. State law also stipulates a barrier separating bars and family dining areas.
Supporters of the trend say...
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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