tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post9125530322360604944..comments2023-10-22T11:22:37.889-04:00Comments on The Online Lunchpail ™: Protest occurs; media blackout continuesBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-27467254966630332852011-04-02T19:03:03.583-04:002011-04-02T19:03:03.583-04:00Illiterate in Tim land meaning not a failure in li...Illiterate in Tim land meaning not a failure in life.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726019506142489479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-61416066726801319012011-04-02T00:13:12.714-04:002011-04-02T00:13:12.714-04:00A copy of the article about the $77M:
http://i51....A copy of the article about the $77M:<br /><br />http://i51.tinypic.com/2n0j0jd.jpg<br /><br />(I know Dominic won't understand it though, because he's illiterate.)Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-76562586658860676712011-04-01T17:07:02.252-04:002011-04-01T17:07:02.252-04:00I see moron Tim has no response.I see moron Tim has no response.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726019506142489479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-28815794579279749152011-04-01T00:27:28.859-04:002011-04-01T00:27:28.859-04:00The only thing on the Internets that I can find ab...The only thing on the Internets that I can find about a rift between janitors and W&S is a web site from a group calling for "Justice for Janitors" who complained about the company wanting the city to develop condos to attract "young professionals" to the area. But the web site hasn't been updated since 2007 it appears. Their complaint, I guess, was that W&S should pay unskilled workers more rather than hire college-educated professionals.scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-9780755118376934482011-04-01T00:19:46.992-04:002011-04-01T00:19:46.992-04:00Scan these "materials" in for the People...Scan these "materials" in for the People so we can read it.scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-2942868393016605602011-04-01T00:16:16.952-04:002011-04-01T00:16:16.952-04:00It was from the SEIU.It was from the SEIU.Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-85084955158851174942011-04-01T00:15:01.609-04:002011-04-01T00:15:01.609-04:00Where did the "materials" get this figur...Where did the "materials" get this figure? Just because some types it up on a flier doesn't make it true, ya know?scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-18145618895738052412011-04-01T00:13:30.887-04:002011-04-01T00:13:30.887-04:00It was in the materials they handed out today.It was in the materials they handed out today.Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-46356102620515243312011-04-01T00:12:48.767-04:002011-04-01T00:12:48.767-04:00Citation? I haven't found any figures close to...Citation? I haven't found any figures close to that.scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-41553046403320195132011-04-01T00:06:41.571-04:002011-04-01T00:06:41.571-04:00Um, no. It was a $77M handout.Um, no. It was a $77M handout.Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-77062119446977511622011-04-01T00:03:03.970-04:002011-04-01T00:03:03.970-04:00No, the city and county appoint board members. It ...No, the city and county appoint board members. It is otherwise an independent regional governing body.<br /><br />In any case, taxpayers paid $3.75 million in sidewalk and other improvements -- not $77 million. Construction was paid for with bonds issued by the port authority repaid via the lease with W&Sscheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-36067231618254322752011-03-31T23:56:11.559-04:002011-03-31T23:56:11.559-04:00Actually part of it is.Actually part of it is.Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-25699633648723765472011-03-31T23:54:55.552-04:002011-03-31T23:54:55.552-04:00I don't need to. It's not "owned"...I don't need to. It's not "owned" by the city of Cincinnati, if that's what you're thinking.scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-81180277962584924872011-03-31T23:46:17.195-04:002011-03-31T23:46:17.195-04:00Guess who owns the Port Authority?Guess who owns the Port Authority?Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-12809279199320960632011-03-31T23:44:01.160-04:002011-03-31T23:44:01.160-04:00The city didn't pay to build the building. The...The city didn't pay to build the building. The Port Authority built it.scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-18483720888509917212011-03-31T23:41:52.641-04:002011-03-31T23:41:52.641-04:00Tim.Tim.scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-15795177497206554812011-03-31T23:36:53.055-04:002011-03-31T23:36:53.055-04:00Tall buildings in large cities cost more than $3.7...Tall buildings in large cities cost more than $3.75M.Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-49435491444611141892011-03-31T23:34:35.066-04:002011-03-31T23:34:35.066-04:00The People need to see this propaganda that was di...The People need to see this propaganda that was distributed at this rally. Unless the public record says otherwise, the $3.75M is more likely. There's no way it cost $77 million to improve some side walks and put in some landscaping. I doubt Western Southern would promise to hire only union janitors when it's pretty easy to find janitors. Besides, janitors aren't what the city had in mind by "good jobs." W&S recently announced it is increasing its Cincinnati payroll 5% (about 100 jobs).scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-28130865755379118202011-03-31T23:10:17.604-04:002011-03-31T23:10:17.604-04:00We were given some educational materials at the ra...We were given some educational materials at the rally that said it was $77M, not $3.75M. I'd say $77M is more accurate, given the building's size and location.<br /><br />Even if it was only $3.75M, it's still a very large sum, and Western Southern didn't keep its end of the bargain.Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431205981803804882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636840023980636857.post-46659973961781738732011-03-31T23:02:44.861-04:002011-03-31T23:02:44.861-04:00Tim, where did you get this figure of $77 million ...Tim, where did you get this figure of $77 million that you say Cincinnati gave to WSL to build Queen City Tower? According to news reports from 2008 prior to the skyscraper's construction, the city agreed to spend $3.75 million on improvements around the square where the tower now looms. The Port Authority built and owns the building.scheffbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390825258658618991noreply@blogger.com