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Teamsters chief smacks down local pilots union
May 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTeamsters President James Hoffa wants to rein in leaders of the pilots union at Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings
Inc.
MoreINDOT will build interchange at U.S. 31 and S.R. 28
May 18, 2013
Indiana is upgrading and bypassing congested sections of U.S. 31 near Kokomo, South Bend and Indianapolis. When completed,
the projects are expected to remove 32 stoplights from the route, cutting a half hour off travel time.
MoreAirport considers more parking changes
May 17, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis International Airport plans to tweak another parking area, this time designating 260 spaces closest to the terminal
for people who intend to spend a short time inside.
MoreTruck stop mogul says he didn't know of fuel-rebate issues
May 16, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIn a speech in Indianapolis, embattled truck stop CEO and Cleveland Browns owner James Haslam took the blame for a lack of
oversight in his fuel-sales rebate program, which is the subject of a federal investigation.
MoreFed review finds Indiana highway land deals compliant
May 15, 2013
Associated PressThe Federal Highway Administration report found Indiana Department of Transportation records were adequate and sufficient.
MoreState unlikely to act on push for lower booze level for driving
May 15, 2013
The Statehouse FileFederal officials are recommending that states reduce the amount of alcohol people can drink and still get behind the wheel.
But a key state lawmaker says that's not likely to happen in Indiana.
MoreManufacturer planning expansion, 100 jobs in Boone County
May 13, 2013
IBJ StaffCNH Parts & Service, the product-support division of international manufacturing giant CNH Global NV, plans a $13.3 million
expansion in Lebanon.
MoreNew north-side IndyGo route starts in June
May 13, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndyGo will begin new crosstown service June 10 on 86th Street, the result of a $6 million budget increase that has funded
improvements throughout the bus system.
MoreAirport drops case to fend off private parking operator
May 10, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe airport's decision comes as a bipartisan group of City-County Councilors backed a resolution asking airport authority
to drop its case against Midwest Logistics Partners, owner of the Ameriplex business park south of the airport.
MoreDemolition starts at old Indianapolis airport terminal
May 9, 2013
Associated PressThe terminal's four concourses and other structures built between 1954 and 1987 are all expected to be cleared by year's
end.
MoreIndiana Amtrak riders suggest more frequent trains
May 6, 2013
Associated PressState officials are studying the estimated $4 million to $5 million a year it might cost to continue Amtrak's Hoosier State
service between Indianapolis and Chicago.
MoreParking competition prompts new airport plan
May 6, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis International Airport has dubbed its parking brand "ParkIND" and will use it to promote new features
and discounts.
MoreMass transit backers show off new bus technology
May 4, 2013
National conference gives local elected officials a chance to see the technology they continue to reject.
MoreAirport installs three contemporary pieces of art
May 4, 2013
The works in the main ticketing hall and concourse B are on display through Aug. 4.
MoreState OKs private financing for roadwork
May 4, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana Department of Transportation will press ahead with a request for proposals on Interstate 69 from Bloomington to
Martinsville, in hopes that a public-private partnership will stretch limited state funds.
MoreRepublic Airways fires president of pilots union
May 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe move comes after years of unfruitful contract negotiations between the Indianapolis-based firm and the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters Local 357.
MoreRepublic unit adds $100 carry-on fee for some passengers
May 2, 2013
Associated PressFrontier Airlines, a unit of Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc., plans to start charging up to $100 for a carry-on
bag and $2 for coffee or a full can of soda, it announced Wednesday.
MoreGovernor signs bill limiting specialty license plates
April 30, 2013
Associated PressA plan overhauling Indiana's specialty auto license plate system and requiring all groups with plates to sell 500 a year
has been signed into law.
MoreRepublic shares fall despite rare first-period profit
April 30, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinRepublic Airways Holdings Inc. reported a first-quarter profit for the first time in four years Monday, but the company's
stock fell Tuesday morning after the performance missed analyst forecasts.
MoreFreight rail service expected to save time to Indy
April 28, 2013
Associated PressEconomic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central
Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards.
MoreWork rules split pilots, Republic
April 27, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinRepublic Airways Holdings and the union that represents its pilots are so far apart in contract talks that the National Mediation
Board in Washington, D.C., won’t schedule more meetings between the parties. Republic has agreed to higher pay, but
the union wants significant changes to work rules that affect quality of life and, the union insists, passenger safety.
MoreOnline sales tax push dies in Indiana Legislature
April 26, 2013
Associated PressAn effort to require Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax
this summer has fallen short in the Legislature.
MoreCeladon's profit, revenue slide in latest quarter
April 25, 2013
IBJ StaffCeladon CEO Paul Will noted that the latest quarter had two fewer business days than the previous year's period and was
hampered by heavy winter storms.
MoreAdvocates for mass transit may need to ante up
April 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis area’s largest employers have spent millions of dollars studying and promoting regional mass transit,
but if the idea is going to get past the Legislature, they might have to put money into the $1.3 billion system as well.
MorePremium parking rates at airport to rise under new pact
April 19, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis International Airport will boost revenue with a new deal with its valet-parking provider and lease payments
from a second 75-acre solar farm.
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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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