eolesen
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- Jul 23, 2003
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Weasles clearly has a serious case of hero worship with Parker, and that's going to wind up with a serious case of disillusionment in a few years. Then again, maybe it's just a matter of when you belong to the TWU, all you can do is hope things will get better.
Keep in mind that if Buffet is investing more of his money, it's because the stock is priced as a bargain and it's a cheap bet to make.
I'd also be careful comparing DL and AA here. Berkshire sold their DL holdings because they wanted to cash out while the stock was riding high enough to realize a profit on the stock sale.
John John must be ignorant about who Buffet is -- BH has lots of investments in unionized companies, including railroads that are more heavily represented than airlines are.
I still maintain that voting in a union was probably the worst thing that the agents could have done to themselves. Yes, Parker did step aside and let the agents vote in the CWA, but I find it interesting so few agents asked why he'd want to do that.
Perhaps Parker preferred working with the CWA because a CBA gave him a bunch of black & white options to pursue, without any need for compassion to set in and create some grey that might benefit both sides? Instead of looking for alternatives that might preserve jobs, he'll just invoke the contract. It's certainly easier that way.
Keep in mind that if Buffet is investing more of his money, it's because the stock is priced as a bargain and it's a cheap bet to make.
I'd also be careful comparing DL and AA here. Berkshire sold their DL holdings because they wanted to cash out while the stock was riding high enough to realize a profit on the stock sale.
John John must be ignorant about who Buffet is -- BH has lots of investments in unionized companies, including railroads that are more heavily represented than airlines are.
I still maintain that voting in a union was probably the worst thing that the agents could have done to themselves. Yes, Parker did step aside and let the agents vote in the CWA, but I find it interesting so few agents asked why he'd want to do that.
Perhaps Parker preferred working with the CWA because a CBA gave him a bunch of black & white options to pursue, without any need for compassion to set in and create some grey that might benefit both sides? Instead of looking for alternatives that might preserve jobs, he'll just invoke the contract. It's certainly easier that way.