tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post422584995382879848..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: A Strike Brings Out the Creativity in FolksDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-28233641040120073262011-11-06T10:11:45.627-06:002011-11-06T10:11:45.627-06:00"Try seeking and telling the truth for a chan..."Try seeking and telling the truth for a change. Those who lie about little things often lie about big things."<br /><br />You are right, Perplexed, I wasn't there. I heard this exchange reported straight from an officer in the GPSC. I submit, though, that your confused attitude about us in this short post makes me wonder if you would have heard (or ever acknowledged) such a Jonny Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461895600346750968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-50557805630193036682011-11-06T09:37:45.420-06:002011-11-06T09:37:45.420-06:00Annoyn 5:22
Would you turn down a pay raise like N...Annoyn 5:22<br />Would you turn down a pay raise like Nicklow got? No, you wouldn't. And don't pretend you would. And considering the changes in his position and workload, that raise is not out of line with his new responsibilities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-47475512849103546882011-11-06T05:22:03.578-06:002011-11-06T05:22:03.578-06:00It's time for Rita Cheng, JOhn Niklow and Glen...It's time for Rita Cheng, JOhn Niklow and Glenn Poshard to quit or if not at least make sincere efforts to facilitate the negotiation process and reach an agreement with the FA. Unfortunately, They do not appear to have the best interests of the students, the university and the Southern Illinois community. Rita Cheng was quick to impose furloughs on everyone else but was unwilling to (in her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-16381729528154893662011-11-05T22:56:53.497-05:002011-11-05T22:56:53.497-05:00Anon. 10:49 PM:
The four unions agreed from the s...Anon. 10:49 PM:<br /><br />The four unions agreed from the start of their coalition that they would celebrate each others' contracts when they happened. Old Joe may count that as "failed," but we are happy that ACsE, GAU, and NTTFA succeeded and are delighted to see them on the picket line with us when they can.paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305552154248972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-46838111235584569302011-11-05T22:49:09.640-05:002011-11-05T22:49:09.640-05:00"No, we are not coal miners. However, in reco..."No, we are not coal miners. However, in recognition of the solidarity that workers have regardless of the type of work they perform"<br /><br />Follow some old-time unionists on The Southern Illinoisan comment section (people like Old Joe). They see this as a failed strike because there is no real solidarity when the other 3 broke away and only a minority of faculty struck. General Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-78421356588559924362011-11-05T21:18:16.672-05:002011-11-05T21:18:16.672-05:00A police officer has spoken with the driver. The d...A police officer has spoken with the driver. The driver indicated that he did not intend to run anyone down, that he was just trying to make a point. The officer told him that a way to make a point is to stop and talk with people and debate the issues. <br /><br />What will happen to the driver judicially remains to be seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-28504501167816928172011-11-05T21:14:48.455-05:002011-11-05T21:14:48.455-05:00Any more news on the white car?
That episode sound...Any more news on the white car?<br />That episode sounds pretty unpleasantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-64122622690284471232011-11-05T20:01:41.473-05:002011-11-05T20:01:41.473-05:00I'm also grateful for them telling us when we ...I'm also grateful for them telling us when we were getting too close to the road for safety. We may not have liked hearing that we should stay back where we were less visible, but they really were looking out for EVERYONE'S safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-6951411147030973172011-11-05T19:42:35.508-05:002011-11-05T19:42:35.508-05:00I was at the meeting on Thursday, from before it ...I was at the meeting on Thursday, from before it started until after it ended, and I neither heard any smug comments nor observed disrespectful behavior from senior administrators or anyone else with respect to the weather, the strike, or the unions that settled the night before. <br /><br />Try seeking and telling the truth for a change. Those who lie about little things often lie about big Perplexednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-55587789217199977452011-11-05T19:36:09.829-05:002011-11-05T19:36:09.829-05:00Yes, indeed! I was very grateful yesterday mornin...Yes, indeed! I was very grateful yesterday morning for the university cop that warned me and other strikers of a white car trying to run other strikers over. I wish them the very best luck with their contract dispute with the university.Joe Srameknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-58055323375492951592011-11-05T19:17:30.627-05:002011-11-05T19:17:30.627-05:00Joe's mention of solidarity me an excuse to po...Joe's mention of solidarity me an excuse to point out that the FA is not the only union with an unresolved contract on campus. The police are going to arbitration with the administration--as soon as their union and the administration can agree on an arbitrator. <br /><br />Thank you university police, for your professionalism in keeping the campus safe during a busy and trying time on campus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-37539763672553041972011-11-05T19:03:59.865-05:002011-11-05T19:03:59.865-05:00No, we are not coal miners. However, in recogniti...No, we are not coal miners. However, in recognition of the solidarity that workers have regardless of the type of work they perform, Clause 4 of the 1918 Labour Party constitution began with the following words: "To secure for the workers by hand or by brain..."<br /><br />Collective bargaining rights are not to be triflingly dismissed. I wish many more workers still had them. I am Joe Srameknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-24495220350748413532011-11-05T18:47:04.814-05:002011-11-05T18:47:04.814-05:00I am sure it provides a sense of bravado for your ...I am sure it provides a sense of bravado for your cause, but those of you that are familiar with true class struggle and the labor movement should feel a little uncomfortable making the comparison with the plight of SIU faculty. Even if all of the hyperboli were true it doesn't even compare. We all live in nice houses, drink good coffee and make 3-4 times the salary of the average southern Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-57147698251142937062011-11-05T15:33:02.534-05:002011-11-05T15:33:02.534-05:00Indeed, for a brief while, members of the Labour P...Indeed, for a brief while, members of the Labour Party were wary of serving in his government when he became prime minister in 1940 because of his over-the-top participation in squashing the 1926 General Strike (where as Chancellor of the Exchequer he edited the official government newspaper because all of Fleet Street went on strike also).<br /><br />I myself have very ambivalent feelings towardJoe Srameknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-2152476897924616582011-11-05T15:18:39.633-05:002011-11-05T15:18:39.633-05:00Joe Sramek, I hope you (and all of us) will be bac...Joe Sramek, I hope you (and all of us) will be back in class soon. Otherwise, I see your "scab" teaching the 1926 General Strike from the perspective of Winston Churchill who was virulently anti-working class and who sent troops into the Rhonda Valley to suppress a miner's strike in the early decades of the last century. I always wondered why a poster of him in 1965 was covered by Tony Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-68907764505200867372011-11-05T14:37:22.055-05:002011-11-05T14:37:22.055-05:00Oh, how delicious!!Oh, how delicious!!Joe Srameknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-91621045691936620192011-11-05T14:30:06.910-05:002011-11-05T14:30:06.910-05:00Joe S,
Randy Auxier's replacement changed his...Joe S,<br /><br />Randy Auxier's replacement changed his syllabus for Tuesday night. Original topic? Loyalty and treason.Grad studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-32228748456917447992011-11-05T13:49:11.437-05:002011-11-05T13:49:11.437-05:00Forgot to bring my camera yesterday to my strike p...Forgot to bring my camera yesterday to my strike position, but a fellow strike mate of ours brought his two saluki dogs for about an hour in the morning. He was very careful to avoid walking onto SIUC property; apparently part and parcel of the idiocy of this place is that you have to have a permit from the university to walk a saluki dog anywhere on campus.Joe Srameknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-24534729710084791412011-11-05T13:47:38.645-05:002011-11-05T13:47:38.645-05:00Touche! I love it!!!!
Thanks Jonny G. for the cl...Touche! I love it!!!!<br /><br />Thanks Jonny G. for the clarification. I reposted the mock up of the "Carry On" poster at the tail-end of your blog post.Joe Srameknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-24737373957444192452011-11-05T13:44:34.998-05:002011-11-05T13:44:34.998-05:00I appreciate that irony Joe S! On Tues my grad se...I appreciate that irony Joe S! On Tues my grad seminar on Communication, Pedagogy and Culture would have begun reading Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy & Civic Courage. Perhaps they could just look out the window.Elysenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-79202237935749571402011-11-05T13:35:08.754-05:002011-11-05T13:35:08.754-05:00With the exception of the photo of the strikers wi...With the exception of the photo of the strikers with puppets (credited to Steve Jahnke of <i>The Southern</i>, and linked to the rest of his strike photos at that newspaper's site), all images in this post are copyright free with an expectation of Creative Commons citation protocol. So yeah, repost away!Jonny Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461895600346750968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-17400300359328914162011-11-05T13:32:56.866-05:002011-11-05T13:32:56.866-05:00The delicious irony of all of this is that I am (o...The delicious irony of all of this is that I am (or shall I say was) teaching a class on British history this fall. And come Monday, should we still be on strike, I am due to teach the Irish Civil War from 1916 to 1922. Heaven forfend, if we are still forced to do this on Wednesday to save this university from itself, my scab will have to teach my students about the 1926 British general strike.Joe Srameknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-55625905675541339312011-11-05T13:32:48.877-05:002011-11-05T13:32:48.877-05:00Jonathan, great posting! I lUV SIUC students! They...Jonathan, great posting! I lUV SIUC students! They're awesome! I lUV SIUC faculty--especially those who are who are fighting for the continued survival and growth of this university! I am glad that the administration has decided to renew the negotiations with the FA with a mediator present. Let's hope they reach an agreement soon. Faculty in some units such as the Business School, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-80787712453111604892011-11-05T13:28:10.437-05:002011-11-05T13:28:10.437-05:00Thanks, Jonny for the image. If you don't min...Thanks, Jonny for the image. If you don't mind, I will repost on facebook: seems appropriate for SIUC's British history professor to do so.<br /><br />Let's keep the momentum going!!!!Joe Srameknoreply@blogger.com