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It’s time to reevaluate what working for the city means

Posted on January 22, 2011 @ 11:57 am by David Esrati

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The old joke goes, “What are the nine most feared words in the English language? ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’ ” What does having a government job mean? It would seem for most of the workers that we the people employ- that they have a guaranteed job for life, with “lower Read More

Are unions still viable?

Posted on March 8, 2010 @ 9:42 pm by David Esrati

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An interesting thread started in the comments of the post asking if Congressmen should recuse themselves from votes where there is campaign cash involved- and it came down to business vs. union. Jeffrey of Louisville (former publisher of the much missed Daytonology blog) contributed this comment after we’d already taped today’s Dayton Grassroots Daily Show- Read More