College Football Players Can Unionize

This is just...weird.

Here's a basic list of what the players are asking for, and it's not that unreasonable. The problem is the NCAA has had it's head up it's rear for so long, the players are finally trying anything they can to get what they want.

Also, an important note, this ruling only appears to apply to private universities.

So, I don't think this is a "sky is falling" kind of thing that many people are making it out to be.

News Roundup: January 16, 2013

Happy Wednesday! The week is half over.

News Roundup:

1. Jake's Bar and Grill settles a dram shop liability case for a little under a million dollars that resulted in a death.
2. South Carolina is seeking to be reimbursed $53,000 from the $3.5 million dollar suit on the voter ID deal. (Kind of a Pyrrhic Victory if you ask me.)
3. Charleston County school bus driver's union threatens to go on strike.  The funny thing here is that the Charleston School District isn't even at the negotiating table. This is a dispute between the bus drivers and the company that the School District hired.
4. The White House says it's proposed federal budget is going to be released a week later than mandated by law. Meh, it's not like the budget is going to be enacted anyway. We've been running the country without a budget for years.

That's all I've got for y'all today. Enjoy the latter half of your week.

War on Women...By Other Women

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Honestly, this kind of gave me the creeps to watch. There are certainly people I don't like, but I'm never going to hit a pinata with their face on it. I can't even fathom doing it. Can you imagine the stories if it had been a man hitting this?

But I guess this is the new civility we've been hearing so much about, right?

Boeing Ready to Roll out First Dreamliner

In keeping with our aircraft theme: The Charleston plant that was almost shot down by the NLRB is ready to bring their first aircraft off the line this week.

Here's hoping it is the first of many. Congrats!

Being Unemployed is Better Than Being Non-Union

According to Nancy Pelosi, she would rather see the Boeing plant in Charleston shut down rather than be a non-union employer. Clearly, she has never been unemployed.

In an interview late last week, House Minority Leaeder [sic] Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told CNBC that Boeing should either unionize its production facilities in South Carolina, or shut them down entirely.

“Do you think it’s right that Boeing has to close down that plant in South Carolina because it’s non union?” asked host Maria Bartiromo. Pelosi’s reply: “Yes.”

The minority leader quickly added that she would rather it simply unionize and stay open. But barring unionization, by Pelosi’s reasoning, it should simply shut down.

This is nonsense. Does Pelosi even listen to herself? Would you rather work for Boeing or be unemployed? Hmmm....tough question. Oh wait, I would rather have a job. Also, maybe someone should tell her that the workers themselves voted to be non-union. The. Workers. Don't. Want. A. Union.

So let's add up the math here: The company decides to relocate to South Carolina because (in part) of our employment laws. Check. The workers themselves don't want to be in a union. Check. But the plant should now close down if it's not unionized? Plenty of non-union manufacturing jobs have high pay, great benefits, and happy employees. I know that Pelosi's core constituency is comprised of union folks, but at some point she needs to tell her California constituents that other people (way across the country in South Carolina) can do what they want.

[H/T Drew at Ace's Site]