Comments on: Great Moments in Labor Relations http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Iowa Geek http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1626 Iowa Geek Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:12:55 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1626 <strong>This one is for Jody</strong> Jody and I like mass transit. If we lived in a place; oh, let's take London as an example; that had a decent system, we would sell the car and ride the tube. This one is for Jody

Jody and I like mass transit. If we lived in a place; oh, let’s take London as an example; that had a decent system, we would sell the car and ride the tube.

]]> By: Doug http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1623 Doug Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:13:08 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1623 <p>As kid, I had a close up view of the strike, too, living about a mile from the other end of the line in Jacksonville. What fascinated me was the cars the spotters sometime used, outfitted to run on the tracks ahead of the trains, looking for explosives. It really sounded dangerous. </p> <p>Over the next couple of decades, I got to know more about Ed Ball. On my first job after college, I spoke with him a few times, often lunching at a table near his in the Robert Meyer Hotel, and my wife even worked for him briefly. He still walked in to office in his nineties, usually for a full day's work. If you look up 'no-nonsense' in the dictionary, you should find his picture.</p> <p>Did I mention he didn't like unions much?</p> As kid, I had a close up view of the strike, too, living about a mile from the other end of the line in Jacksonville. What fascinated me was the cars the spotters sometime used, outfitted to run on the tracks ahead of the trains, looking for explosives. It really sounded dangerous.

Over the next couple of decades, I got to know more about Ed Ball. On my first job after college, I spoke with him a few times, often lunching at a table near his in the Robert Meyer Hotel, and my wife even worked for him briefly. He still walked in to office in his nineties, usually for a full day’s work. If you look up ‘no-nonsense’ in the dictionary, you should find his picture.

Did I mention he didn’t like unions much?

]]> By: David http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1622 David Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:57:54 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1622 <p>I remember the FEC strike while growing up in South Florida (I lived about 1 mile from the tracks). There were several incidents of tracks being dynamited and as I remember they used spotters at the front of the trains to watch for sabotage. This was one of the early things that started turning me against unions.</p> I remember the FEC strike while growing up in South Florida (I lived about 1 mile from the tracks). There were several incidents of tracks being dynamited and as I remember they used spotters at the front of the trains to watch for sabotage. This was one of the early things that started turning me against unions.

]]> By: Earl Hathaway http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1621 Earl Hathaway Mon, 15 Aug 2005 05:09:53 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1621 <p>Brad,</p> <p>Amtrak only exists because of the riders. Which special class of citizens are heavy commuters in the NE corridor again ;)</p> <p>Anyway, in the defense of the railroad and airline industries, along with every other industry with very high fixed costs and low/zero marginal costs (long distance companies are another perfect example), the first company to declare bankrupty forces all the others to follow its lead -- the first actor lowers his cost structure and the others are forced to follow to remain competitive. So serial bankruptcies will be common to these industries.</p> <p>Earl</p> Brad,

Amtrak only exists because of the riders. Which special class of citizens are heavy commuters in the NE corridor again ;)

Anyway, in the defense of the railroad and airline industries, along with every other industry with very high fixed costs and low/zero marginal costs (long distance companies are another perfect example), the first company to declare bankrupty forces all the others to follow its lead — the first actor lowers his cost structure and the others are forced to follow to remain competitive. So serial bankruptcies will be common to these industries.

Earl

]]> By: Ashish's Niti http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1625 Ashish's Niti Mon, 15 Aug 2005 03:44:40 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1625 <strong>Outrageous Labor Regulations in Railroad</strong> I don't understand why people continue to support (at least don't oppose actively) government regulations when similar stupid regulations have brought untold misery historically. See this post on the Coyote Blog on Great Moments in Labor Relations for ... Outrageous Labor Regulations in Railroad

I don’t understand why people continue to support (at least don’t oppose actively) government regulations when similar stupid regulations have brought untold misery historically. See this post on the Coyote Blog on Great Moments in Labor Relations for …

]]> By: Audit Trails Of Self http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1624 Audit Trails Of Self Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:41:32 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1624 <strong>Carnival Of The Capitalists is up</strong> Some notable posts: Andre Agassi's implementation of his No Child Left Behind policy, the best post on a plumbing diagram of the US Treasury, my own post on Oil Dependence, a discussion of why Oracle's move into Core Banking is a strategic decision, ... Carnival Of The Capitalists is up

Some notable posts: Andre Agassi’s implementation of his No Child Left Behind policy, the best post on a plumbing diagram of the US Treasury, my own post on Oil Dependence, a discussion of why Oracle’s move into Core Banking is a strategic decision, …

]]> By: Matt Walters http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1620 Matt Walters Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:39:18 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1620 <p>I think the illegal BA strike that happened yesterday is a good example of rediculous union laws. If an employee deliberately, without excuse, refuses to show up to work, causing tens of thousands of people to be stranded, you would probably fire them. However, these people can mess up the lives of people on a whim and not get disciplined at all, despite the fact that this isn't even a legitimate strike. Maybe one day, people will wake up to the inherent unfairness of labor laws and let the labor market work efficiently.</p> I think the illegal BA strike that happened yesterday is a good example of rediculous union laws. If an employee deliberately, without excuse, refuses to show up to work, causing tens of thousands of people to be stranded, you would probably fire them. However, these people can mess up the lives of people on a whim and not get disciplined at all, despite the fact that this isn’t even a legitimate strike. Maybe one day, people will wake up to the inherent unfairness of labor laws and let the labor market work efficiently.

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-1619 Brad Warbiany Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:19:01 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/08/great_moments_i-4.html #comment-1619 <p>Hmm... I wonder if this might have something to do with why the government can't run Amtrak successfully? Are their own insane regulations forcing them out of profitability?</p> <p>One would wonder, as well, and I don't know if you intend to look this far into it, just how much the transportation cost of goods might be reduced if we could repeal this arcane nonsense?<br /> </p> Hmm… I wonder if this might have something to do with why the government can’t run Amtrak successfully? Are their own insane regulations forcing them out of profitability?

One would wonder, as well, and I don’t know if you intend to look this far into it, just how much the transportation cost of goods might be reduced if we could repeal this arcane nonsense?

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