I mean, you think it’s bullshit and some other people who hate unions think it isn’t. When the Local comes out with it’s own public statements, those same two groups of people will line up on the same sides of whatever public statement the Local makes.

Which, a part of your 2nd tier of management’s job is to sort of be the hate soakers. The president has to be able to be all conciliatory and stuff. That’s true in many private organizations even.

I couldn’t agree more, and I actually think a surprising number of corporations would agree as well.

What the hell are you talking about?

Somewhere I know I had read that previously.

By saying “The article doesn’t support what your saying” even though the article directly speaks to the power of establishing narrative regardless of whether the facts support it or not, you are making use of the strategy of establishing your narrative regardless of the facts whether the facts support it or not.

Uh, I mean, it’s not a snide remark, really. It’s a spin on what happened. Why would someone do that?

Yeah, it’s my “workout” wardrobe.

Yeah, it’s my “workout” wardrobe.

Maybe this isn’t such a bad development.

I mean, maybe it should be asinine, but in 2016 in America (and really most other first world countries to) it isn’t.

I mean, he did talk about an international cabal of bankers a few days ago ... so, it’s really hard to say how far we are from him being openly anti-Semitic.

the perfect guy sent from God and from central casting to be the vicious guy we needed to save America, save capitalism, fight the Clinton crime cartel and save Christianity from these vicious, vicious people. They’re terrible, dirty people and a nice guy could have never won this war. Only a dirty player could win…

That’s all just a spin game that has been played at the conclusions of practically any labor negotiation that had a real news profile ever.

Oh I agree about strangers and babies, without question. The only times I didn’t worry about it is when my kid was reaching for someone (say they were dangling off my shoulder or the person was walking by) and the person responded with a gentle touch or something similar.

No one, regardless of age, relationship, position in society, has the right force physical contact onto anyone else. That you argue so strongly that some people do, well, you must be a giant fucking scumbag with zero empathy and probably a history of making people really uncomfortable.

But ultimately they negotiated a deal that is pretty close to what the workers want.

Ummmm, yes really. Workers are valuable. But that value does have some upward limit, and there are frequently alternatives that can be considered if the workers negotiate for something that is above that upward limit. In the case of a place like Harvard, there are no owners, but Harvard’s management still has a…

For the moment. It wouldn’t be the most shocking thing if, say, those health insurance premium increases Harvard is going to pick up the tab on become large enough that a few years down the road we get to revisit this whole discussion when that becomes a possibility.

Now, the humor is lumpy and forced and the quick wit I remember is nowhere to be found. Also, any endearing appeal of these two very thin women constantly eating inordinate amounts of garbage food has worn all the way off.

So?