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Smokefree workplaces
Lawrence public smoking restrictions start Monday
September 28, 2012
IBJ StaffA new ordinance in Lawrence will ban smoking in restaurants, bowling alleys, hotels and most bars beginning Monday.
MoreBar owners challenging smoking ban seek injunction
July 17, 2012
The 10 Indianapolis business owners want a federal judge to prevent the city of Indianapolis from enforcing new public smoking
restrictions until a ruling is made on their lawsuit. Their original complaint claims the ordinance violates parts of the
U.S. Constitution.
MoreHICKS: State smoking ban recognizes value of life
March 24, 2012
Mike HicksThe workplace smoking ban signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels this week was a much-needed law. Of course, my Libertarian friends
will object to its intrusion on liberty, and my leftist friends will say it didn’t go far enough. To them I ask, “What
are you smoking?”
MoreStatewide smoking ban passes House
January 31, 2012
Hayleigh ColomboEven if Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard follows through on a threat to veto the tougher citywide smoking ban council members
passed Monday, a similar measure still pending in the General Assembly would prohibit lighting up in public places statewide.
MoreEDITORIAL: Pass the proposed city smoking ban and be done with it
January 21, 2012
IBJ StaffA flawed but ultimately acceptable ordinance that would strengthen Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban is now headed
to the City-County Council. The council should pass the ordinance and Mayor Ballard should sign it.
MoreEDITORIAL: OK smoking ban before year end
December 10, 2011
IBJ StaffA plea to City-County Council Democrats: Keep your eye on the prize and vote this month for smoke-free workplaces.
MoreCity-County Council Republican to propose tougher smoking ban
November 15, 2011
IBJ Staff, Associated PressThe Republican president of the City-County Council in Indianapolis says his party plans to introduce an expanded smoking
ban that would take effect before the Super Bowl.
MoreQ&A
August 8, 2011
J.K. WallThe adult smoking rate in Indiana dropped to 21.2 percent last year, a major reduction from the 27 percent rate logged five
years ago. Karla Sneegas, assistant commissioner of the State Health Department’s Tobacco Prevention
and Cessation Commission, discussed the progress, as well as her agency’s efforts to help employers help their workers
quit smoking.
MoreEDITORIAL: Indianapolis doesn't need 'ashtray' label
March 12, 2011
Boosters want to keep building on the city’s progress, educating visitors and residents alike about all that Indiana
has to offer. But we’re running the risk of losing our shine in a cloud of smoke.
MoreSmoking concerns cloud city’s hosting of Big Ten tourney
March 9, 2011
Scott OlsonA group of Michigan State University alumni are upset that their school is paired with the Slippery Noodle Inn, a smoking
establishment, in a city promotion that matches Big Ten universities with downtown bars and restaurants during the men's basketball
tournament.
MoreNew Purdue smoking policy sparks complaints
October 11, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe policy limits smoking to 22 designated areas across campus, where on at least a couple occasions overfilled receptacles
have caught fire.
MoreOfficials: Weak smoking ban hurts Indianapolis' hospitality efforts
February 27, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThe ongoing smoking-ban debate is getting a new spark from convention leaders trying to light a fire under
lawmakers, who have been reluctant to approve the kind of comprehensive smoking ban that
health—and now tourism—officials say is needed here.
MoreSmoking ban legislation appears dead in Statehouse
February 13, 2010
IBJ StaffLegislation that would ban smoking in all public places, enclosed areas of places of employment and certain state vehicles
appears headed for an Indiana General Assembly summer study committee.
MoreEDITORIAL: Lawmakers should save tobacco agency and ban smoking
January 30, 2010
IBJ StaffIf the General Assembly
wants to create some good news in this budget-conscious short session, it will continue our wise investment in Hoosier health,
and go one better by passing a statewide smoking ban.
MoreIndiana House panel backs statewide smoking ban
January 20, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressAn Indiana House committee approves legislation that would ban smoking in most public places statewide.
MoreSmoking ban bill sent back to committee
November 30, 2009
Brock BenefielThe fate of a proposal that would impose a stricter workplace smoking ban in Indianapolis remains up in the air after the
City-County Council voted Monday night to send the bill back to committee for further review.
MoreSponsor: 'No way' smoking ban would pass in current form
November 30, 2009
Brock BenefielA proposal to strengthen Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban is set to come before the City-County Council on Monday
night, but one of the bill’s sponsors wants to send it back to committee for more work before a final vote.
MoreMAURER: Mayor Ballard's rules going up in smoke
November 28, 2009
Mickey MaurerMayor Greg Ballard published his book “The Ballard Rules” in 2005. Apparently, the rules do not apply
to Ballard.
MoreYou can have fun in smoke-filled bar
November 21, 2009
I’ve reached the zenith of my life—the esteemed publisher of IBJ has labeled me “clueless”
[in his Nov. 9 column].
MoreSHABAZZ: Thank you for choosing to smoke, or not
November 14, 2009
Abdul-Hakim ShabazzAnti-smoking advocates like to push the image of servers forced to work in a smoke-filled bar because they have no choice.
Sorry my friends, in real life the facts tend to lead otherwise.
MoreCouncil resurrects workplace smoking ban proposal
November 10, 2009
IBJ StaffTwo weeks after reaching a stalemate on a proposal that would broaden the city's workplace smoking ban, City-Council
Council members voted Monday night to resurrect the measure.
MoreEDITORIAL: Take the lead on smoking ban, Mayor Ballard
October 31, 2009
IBJ StaffMaddening? Disappointing? Choose your adjective. The failure of the latest proposal to prohibit smoking in almost all Indianapolis
workplaces was clearly a setback for public health and a city that markets itself as a medical and life sciences hub.
MoreSmoking-ban backers, opponents vow to keep battling
October 27, 2009
Brock BenefielSupporters of a stricter ban on smoking in Indianapolis workplaces said the City-County Council's decision Monday night to
table the proposal will not kill efforts to get legislation passed.
MoreCouncil tables smoking ban
October 26, 2009
Brock BenefielEfforts to broaden Indianapolis' workplace smoking ban came up short Monday night as members of the City-County Council voted
to table the proposal. The ordinance would have prohibited patrons from lighting up in bars, bowling alleys and nightclubs,
expanding an existing law that prohibits smoking in most public places, including restaurants that serve minors.
MoreClean air strategy: Some nightspots opt to tighten smoking rules
June 29, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinCoaches Tavern, MacNiven's Restaurant and Bar, and The Jazz Kitchen are among Indianapolis bars that recently limited or banned
smoking. Those establishments join a short list of bars that already buck the trend in Indianapolis. Smoking in public places,
including restaurants, has been banned in Marion County since 2006, but it's still OK to puff away in places that don't admit
minors.
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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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