Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Speaking of the Pirates of Penzance Somalia…
One thing you won’t hear in the “librul” media about the retaking of the Maersk Alabama is that all crews on American ships are represented by the Seafarers International Union. Why not? Because it is union training that enabled the crew to retake the ship — training they likely wouldn’t have gotten if it were simply up to Maersk CEO John Reinhart and Maersk’s beancounters. (Too expensive, don’cha know?) It’s something to think about the next time you hear the likes of Neal Boortz, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint or Richard Shelby calling unions “worthless barnacles” that add no value to the company (and fluoridate our water supply).
For now, though, just chalk it up under the “Miracles Made Possible By Unions” column.
(h/t, Marcy Wheeler)
