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HE/SHE/THEY SAID THAT?! VOLUME II
VOLUME II This is the second volume of “They Said That?” This essay will lean heavily on my experience in the labor relations field and on my work as an attendant in the filling station business. In the labor relations field, there are some rich quotations. There was a division accounting manager for AT&T…
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GOVERNOR WALKER’S CLINIQUE DE CASTRATION ET ANNIHILATION
I do not claim to be an expert on many affairs that afflict the human condition, but I do claim some expertise in the field of labor relations. I spent nearly 17 years working with grievances and bargaining and all the politics that go with labor relations. My best guess is that I spent six…
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DECISIONS
As we march through life, there are thousands of decisions that must be made. A high proportion of them are made by ourselves. At the same time, outside forces make many of the decisions for us. All things considered, I would like to have the decision-making made by myself but I know that is an…
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THE SCHWA
Late in 1945, the American Army very reluctantly agreed to my obtaining an honorable discharge. I was a simple Buck Sergeant which means that I had no place at the table with Generals and Admirals. But the war was over and American women loudly proclaimed that they wanted their sons, husbands, their boyfriends, and their…
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CAN YOU READ THIS UPSIDE DOWN?
[Note from Kevin — This is the continuation of this essay, entitled Setting a Nose Alight, about Pop’s time with the labor union. It had these following two lines under the title:] from Charles L. Brown Former Chairman of the Board of AT&T, Circa 1956 Earlier this year, one of my daughters pointed out…
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SETTING A NOSE ALIGHT
The title of this essay may cause some consternation. However, before this essay is finished I hope to explain the derivation of the title and to remove any consternation. This essay will concentrate on what I have always called the post-war years. However, as time has gone on, the post-wars have become a confusing title. …
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WELCOME HOME?
Last Sunday night the President of the United States held a dinner to which veterans of the Iraq war and the Afghanistan war were invited. Obviously the President could not have all of those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan to one dinner. I do not know how the veterans were chosen to gather for…
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A.W.K. UND STALIES
As most of you are aware, I spent a good part of my time with the Bell System in the field of labor relations. The management of AT&T, principally Verne Bagnell, decided in July of 1951 that I should become a management employee. There were two moves in the future to Kansas City and then…