You realize you’re describing every privatized air traffic control system in the world (besides ours, which is still government run)

It helped Obama that Democrats had the Senate 59-41 (and would be 60-40 when Specter would switch parties in April) and had the House 255-179. I think it was more of Democrats having huge advantages in the Senate and House (much more so then Republicans now, as crazy it seems) and Republicans seeing this and focusing…

If employees are in the certified bargaining unit that the union represents, they still gain the benefits/representation the union provides. The union doesn’t negotiate just for the members, they negotiate for who they represent.

No one has to join a union, ever. Even in a state like Pennsylvania that is not a right to work state, you don’t have to join the union, but you have to pay the dues that it takes to negotiate the contract, represent employees, etc.

No, that’s incorrect. There’s also a series of laws known as the right to fair representation. A union can’t pick and choose who they represent, it has to be a bargaining unit that share a number of characteristics, in legal terms a “community of interest”. So, for example, the UAW attempted to organize all…

This isn’t new from the building trades. They’ve always kissy kissy’d with Republicans. A few years ago, after John Kasich unsuccessfully tried to eliminate collective bargaining for public employees, the building trades endorsed him for reelection. The President of the Plumbers back in the day was in the cabinet of…

I wouldn’t be surprised if Chaney coupled his 30,000 gallon cowboy hat with jeans and cowboy boots.

The AFL-CIO isn’t a union. It’s a confederation of unions. Most are part of it, with some significant exceptions. The AFL-CIO has no power over its member unions. The AFL-CIO doesn’t organize new units, they don’t research organizing targets, or put any money toward organizing employers. Seeing as you don’t know this,…

The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention is a Top 20 episode. Gale the Snail!

You can make a pretty strong argument that the 9ers would of been better off with Jim Tomsula than Chip. Most importantly, we would of continued to get great quotes and joke at Tomsula’s expense. The franchise wouldn’t have to pay $69 (nice) mil to Chip and his assistants. And Tomsula would of WILLED and GRITTED his…

Chip seems like a dick.

Funny enough, he was a Democrat until 2015. And his opponent in the Governor’s race was a Republican until 2008. Strange times.

Maybe the DA thinks something did happen but don’t think they can prove it in a court so they’re trying to help out the University as much as possible to ensure some justice (albeit not enough, if allegations true) happens?

I’m surprised Nebraska gets the amount of sports attention now. Lincoln is always sold out for Nebraska games, the College World Series is in Omaha, and Terrance Crawford is selling out I Enjoy Corn Arena twice a year for HBO Boxing. The fuck is going on in Nebraska?

They had a running game last year. I think McFadden finished sixth in the league in rushing.

Nice story, but the Commander-in-Chief trophy is going to the Air Force. And we have a safety who has legit NFL ability named Weston Steelhammer.

A few weeks ago I was standing in line at a Chop’t near my office in D.C. Half bored, half annoyed at how comically long the line was since I decided to wait until 12 Noon exactly to try and get lunch. I did one of those half stretch/half look behind you deals and Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia, was…

Fitting that Trump picked a McMahon since Trump is really just a carney working people at heart.

My family’s all middle of the road Dems, so I’m to the left of them but we get along fine politically.

There was a study done, I think in 2012 or 2013, that showed Officers tend to be more conservative than the public at large, especially on social issues.