At least a hundred people have forwarded me a link to this story, suggesting it for Slog since it has so many hilarious details. A morbidly obese man in South Carolina who couldn't get out of the recliner in his living room, his wife of two years who cleaned' [...]
Washington state’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 9.3% in October… well, sorta. That’s the same rate that was originally reported for September, before being revised downward to 9.1%.
By comparison, South Carolina’s unemployment rate currently stands at 11.6%. Hey Palmetto State… how’s that race-to-the-bottom cheap labor strategy working out for you?
Now that’s rich… the Seattle Times editorial board advising organized labor on what’s good for workers and the Democratic Party.
THE revolt of organized labor within the state Democratic Party is a kamikaze effort that works against the interests of the Democratic Party and the workers of Washington.
Yeah, because nobody has [...]
An Argentine judge has granted a homosexual couple permission to get married, setting a precedent that could pave the way for the Catholic country to become the first in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage.
Gee, I hope this doesn't damage South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's relationship with his mistress.
' [...]For the second time in slightly more than a week, local TV and radio stations devoted a fair portion of their early afternoon schedules to live, commercial-free coverage of a local event. Unlike Boeing’s announcement on October 28 that the company had selected South Carolina for the second 787 line, [...]
Jake Blumgart on why the aerospace giant is really ditching Washington workers:
As you've probably heard, last week Boeing infuriated local labor leaders and disappointed our state's politicians by deciding to open up a second 787 production line in South Carolina. While the company says this wasn't' [...]
Boeing's announcement that it will locate its 787 final-assembly plant in South Carolina has led to predictable condemnation of Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire. It seems she just didn't do enough to kowtow to the aerospace giant. Republicans, who portray themselves as stout protectors of the p...' [...]
Barb Moore, who recently earned a graduate degree in wildlife biology from the University of Montana, is seen in Coeur d'Alene. Moore did her thesis on how black bear populations move around looking for food during years of poor huckleberry production. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Kathy Plonka)
Cartoon: South Carolina does' [...]It really comes down to neoliberalism for the poor and socialism for the rich:
...Otis Rawl, chief executive of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, said in an interview Tuesday. "That came from the entity that's looking at the state. It's the number they anticipate creating."
Rawl said the incentives [...]
As the news broke of Boeing picking South Carolina over Washington for the location of the second 787 line Wednesday afternoon, Seattle media outlets rushed to get on the air with the story.
On the TV side, KING (simulcast on Northwest Cable News) took the offensive just after 2 p.m. with [...]
Boeing's 787 line goes to South Carolina.
The announcement came Wednesday afternoon, ends weeks of speculation, debate and negotiation. Boeing and the Machinists union were reportedly deadlocked over a deal in which the labor group would promise not to strike should the second line be in Everett.
Workers at the South Carolina [...]
It’s official. And thank God it’s done with, as our region hasn’t been intentionally dicked around like this since the whole Sonics charade.
[...]While media were focusing on the impasse in Boeing-Machinists talks and on South Carolina's enticements to move major operations to that state, other Boeing-related developments were taking place with less attention.
In Washington, D.C., Boeing and Northrup Grumman intensified their jousting over the award of the contract for aerial refueling tankers. [...]
Sure, with Boeing trying to build jets here (and not, for the next few weeks anyway, in South Carolina), Seattle people pay extra attention to aviation and all things aeronautical. But now there’s something in the air everywhere all of a sudden. Literally.
Last week, it was a 6-year old [...]
Apparently, negotiations have been hot and heavy over a Boeing demand that the Machinists union agree to a no-strike clause, or risk the company moving 787 assembly to South Carolina. But…
… less than a week ahead of a Boeing board meeting to discuss the choice, the labor talks are [...]
