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Old 12-01-2016 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by thevagabond
Well sir you prove your stupidity and ignorance with your statements here. Turn off the tv and read. You won't say such foolish things any longer. Have a nice day.
I'll bet your...sorry you're the smartest person in every room you walk in to. All people have to do is ask you! See ya oh wise one.
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Old 12-01-2016 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Arty13
This ^^^^
We all understand that Uncle Sam has its place. And I believe our civic duty is to be suspicious of anything coming from D.C. Let's not kick this can around. Instead discuss specific issues.

I am concerned about what the new appointment means concerning NAI, and about our future ability to strike. But I'll reserve judgement until I see what actually happens.
The current administration decided to punt on NAI and the ME3.
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Old 12-01-2016 | 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Sniper66

On the Board at Northwest Airlines or high VP position, can't recall her exact position back at the day .... and we are familiar with their strikes there......

Not good for unions

Hmmmm. Nope. Nothing in her Bio about any position with an airline. Sounds like made up rumor or bad recall to me. Way to weigh in with a meaningful contribution, though!


Let's see...

Elaine Chao

- Taiwanese immigrant who came to the US at age 8 with her family, fleeing Mao's communists in 1961 (I think it's safe to assume she didn't speak any english at the time, don't you?)

- father was a common deck hand who later founded his own successful shipping co. (...the American dream, writ large)

- worked hard enough to go on and eventually earn an MBA from Harvard in 1975 (American dream, con't)

- former Deputy Maritime Administrator

- former Chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission

- former Director of the Peace Corp

- former President and CEO of the United Way of America

- former US Sec. of Labor

- first Asian American woman to be appointed to a cabinet-level position

Oh, this is interesting...


Under her leadership, the U.S. Department of Labor achieved record results in protecting the health, safety, wages, and retirement security of the nation’s workforce. These included recovering record levels of back wages and monetary recoveries for pension plans, and obtaining record financial settlements for discrimination by federal contractors.
Wow! Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Highly qualified, distinguished career, successful immigrant family and individual contributor to the nation, first female appointed to a Cabinet level position, etc, etc.










Ahhh, now I see why leftists are already gunning for her.

She's a republican with ties to the Heritage Foundation. GASP! That MUST mean she's anti-labor, right? Nevermind the quote above detailing how, as the first Asian American female Sec. of Labor (and the first to hold a cabinet level position -->appointed by a republican, no less!), she "recover(ed) record levels of back wages and monetary recoveries for pension plans, and obtain(ed) record financial settlements for discrimination by federal contractors."

Funny how leftiest say that stereo-typing people is a "micro-aggression" and, in the case of minorities, blatantly racist...

...unless they are the ones doing it.
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Old 12-01-2016 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
I'm not trolling. I'm inviting a legitimate conversation because this will have immediate implications to our careers.
The horse already left the barn. Current administration allowed NAI. Open Skies treaty is the airborne equivalent of NAFTA, and you can't really fight the ME3 on a level playing field.

The only real leverage we have left is age 65. It must hold firm.
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Old 12-01-2016 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BigDukeSix
I'll bet your...sorry you're the smartest person in every room you walk in to. All people have to do is ask you! See ya oh wise one.
I love having discussions with people like you in the morning. It smells like victory. Later.

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Old 12-01-2016 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BigDukeSix
We can just hire the Dutch to build some dykes. They're good at that sort of thing.
I doubt that even the Dutch can build a dyke.
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Old 12-01-2016 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
I doubt that even the Dutch can build a dyke.
Laugh out loud!
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Old 12-01-2016 | 07:44 AM
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I find it humorous that everyone thought a democrat would be so great for labor.

Obama hasn't lifted a finger to help anyone in our industry-or pretty much any other.

All politicians suck! Until we get rid of the Railway Labor Act (unlikely,) things will never improve.
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Old 12-01-2016 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by BigDukeSix
We can just hire the Dutch to build some dykes. They're good at that sort of thing. Not too worried about those doomsday predictions.
Know this. The conservative parties in Germany, Australia, England, Spain, and every other developed country agree with the science. That's the CONSERVATIVE parties. We alone have a single party that denies the obvious. What could possibly cause this? Hmmmm? I wonder?
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Old 12-01-2016 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SayAlt
Hmmmm. Nope. Nothing in her Bio about any position with an airline. Sounds like made up rumor or bad recall to me. Way to weigh in with a meaningful contribution, though!

Let's see...

Elaine Chao
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She was on the BOD of Northwest Airlines under Gary Wilson.
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