tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post4222350617512629125..comments2023-12-09T00:49:20.257-05:00Comments on WWVB : What Would Vannevar Blog?: The Duty of Fair RepresentationVannevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-85179316196682241762011-02-22T21:49:02.527-05:002011-02-22T21:49:02.527-05:00I did read it, it's online here: http://www.wt...I did read it, it's online here: <a href="http://www.wtae.com/download/2011/0215/26874653.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.wtae.com/download/2011/0215/26874653.pdf</a><br />Cheers, V.Vannevarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-36365499172707807952011-02-22T21:40:05.108-05:002011-02-22T21:40:05.108-05:00Did you read the arbitrator's report? If not,...Did you read the arbitrator's report? If not, I'll find the link when I'm at a real computer. It reads like a bad defense attorney's closing and was clearly not neutral. But, I know nothing about the arbitrator and was merely trying to illustrate how bizarre the ruling seemed.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-1532202650218979032011-02-22T21:09:56.405-05:002011-02-22T21:09:56.405-05:00I wanted to communicate that "big picture&quo...I wanted to communicate that "big picture", there is a reason for unions to support all members. And "Myopic Yinzer Picture", Joe King and Dan O'Hara don't have a clue and go way out of bounds.<br /><br />The comment about bribing Ms. Dimon's arbitrator was unexpected; have there been allegations of such a thing?<br /><br />FWIW, I think Ms. Dimon's firing was wrong. I think what she did was understandable in the context of the info flow, I think she was made a scapegoat for politicians and a suboptimal call system, and I think the Arbitrator made a good call. If me or mine are in trouble, I'd be happy to see "Dimon" on the nametage of the EMS responder.Vannevarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-81055186097879145722011-02-22T18:23:32.298-05:002011-02-22T18:23:32.298-05:00They marched in a parade, of all things, for some ...They marched in a parade, of all things, for some of the worst cases. It isn't representation, it is a naked political-tribal act. <br /><br />If it turns out they bribed Dimon's arbitrator, I'd be relieved. It would mean the lawyers involved still knew the difference between right and wrong.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-38701731296975264932011-02-21T21:00:12.100-05:002011-02-21T21:00:12.100-05:00A sound union is able to fulfill its legal, contra...A sound union is able to fulfill its legal, contractual and moral duties with respect to a member without publicly vouching for the character of the opprobrious, circulating ridiculously stretched defenses, or insulting the intelligence of anyone who was capable of navigating the third grade.<br /><br />When a decent firefighter, paramedic, police officer or paramedic needs a forceful, careful and credible defense, no local union leader will be positioned to provide it; those union officials have squandered their credibility by engaging repeatedly in two-bit whoredom.Infinonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.com