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MAURER: My old wrestling rival kept winning
August 24, 2009
Mickey MaurerHe was a tree trunk of a man who met my glance with a calm, almost disinterested glance—just another day at the office.
MoreMAURER: Live like humans and die like dogs
August 10, 2009
Mickey MaurerWe lost a member of the family last month. Casey Elizabeth Maurer died a peaceful death at her age of 105. At the end,
her hearing and eyesight were vastly impaired and she was in constant pain. Her time had come.
MoreMAURER: My rascal cousin is back in space
July 27, 2009
Mickey MaurerAt precisely 6:03 p.m. July 15, space shuttle Endeavor blasted off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for
its scheduled linkup with the International Space Station. My cousin, Indiana astronaut David Wolf, is on board.
MoreMAURER: Perhaps nuclear weapons in Iran finally will unite the Middle East
July 13, 2009
Mickey MaurerPresident Obama was in Egypt last month to see the Sphinx, the Pyramids and other relics of a bygone age but, more important,
to set the tone for a new age—according to Obama, “a new beginning” in relations between the United States
and the Muslim world.
MoreCivility is admired in life and death
June 1, 2009
Mickey MaurerWhat would you want said in your obituary that would set you apart from your peers?
MoreFiscal crisis calls for drastic measure
May 18, 2009
Mickey MaurerInd. Gov. Mitch Daniels will call the Legislature into special session to pass an acceptable budget, but some legislators
think a budget that would satisfy the governor cannot be crafted by the contentious partisans in this developing fiasco.
MoreGood health is good for business
May 4, 2009
Mickey MaurerIn the last six months we have been concerned with falling numbers—sales, stock prices, 401(k) values, the bottom line.
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recently, however, I have been concerned with rising numbers—blood pressure, cholesterol, prostate antigens, the waistline.
MorePresident Daniels? Never say never
April 20, 2009
Mickey MaurerIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels would make a remarkable president. Governor/ presidentâ??it's the same game, just a different scale.
MoreMickey's camp will offer thrills
April 6, 2009
Mickey MaurerMickey's men's and women's camps—open for registration on a first-come, first served basis—offer compelling speakers,
fun activities and food from the city's leading restaurants.
MoreExcitement, perspective in Tanzania
March 23, 2009
Mickey MaurerJanie and I recently returned from a photographic safari in Tanzania with our children and their spouses.
MoreA post-stimulus survival guide
March 9, 2009
Mickey MaurerInstead of waiting around for the state to save your business, plan strategically to survive.
MoreCelebrate contemporary heroes, too
February 23, 2009
Mickey MaurerWhen it comes time to celebrate African-American History month, wouldn't we be better served with profiles of young, living
role models we can talk to—heroes who can talk to us? Let me submit for your consideration Mercy Obeime.
MorePapa's college funds hit the skids
February 9, 2009
Mickey MaurerWhen I read the year-end statements from the 529 College Saving Plans I had established for the benefit of my grandchildren,
I felt lower than a snake's belly.
MoreLearning, not quaking, in Israel
January 26, 2009
Mickey MaurerI'm in Israel. My wife, Janie, and I are enjoying the camaraderie of a group of central Indiana community leaders on a study
mission sponsored
by the Jewish Community Relations Council.
MoreCatching up with my columns from '08
January 12, 2009
Mickey MaurerEach January, I reflect on a few of the prior year's columns. I'm always curious about the topics and people I have written
about over the course of the year. I hope you are, too.
More'Smoke free' needs to be the law in all Hoosier public places
December 15, 2008
If Indianapolis is going to be a first-class city, it needs to have a comprehensive smoke-free workplace law.
MoreConservationist awarded for his dogged pursuit to save endangered species
December 1, 2008
Mickey MaurerThrough the efforts of The Indianapolis Zoo, the animal conservation world lasers in on Indianapolis every two years —
presenting
our community an opportunity to recognize and learn from a hero in science and conservation.
MoreHere are tips for small biz survival during recession
November 17, 2008
Mickey MaurerFor small businesses to survive, they must be prepared to withstand economic difficulties for some time...
MoreCostumes for the politically astute
November 3, 2008
Mickey Maurer Whatever costume you wore on Halloween, let Joe the Plumber, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Tyrannosaurus Rex, President
Bush, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Sgt. Joe Friday and other characters of this election cycle continue to spark a lively
dialogue with your friends, family and neighbors.
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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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