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True, but even a waterfall started with a single drop of water. In most cases eliminating one or two people swings the pendulum the other way. I had a location where the work rules were costing significant dollars and during the negotiation of a new contract the union would not allow them to change. After months of negotiation we made the decision to shut down a multi-million dollar facility and move the work to another existing site 40 miles away. Same union, different local, and members who would work with management for the good of the business. The employees couldn't believe that their stubbornness could result in 30+ lost jobs, but it did. Every employee there was making in excess of $60K annually and had a benefit package that was well beyond the industry standard. Unions have good as well as bad, but they are not a cure all. Good, flexible employees and responsive management make a far better working environment than adversarial workplaces.

Supports my point. Don't you think? Matt Gabler represents Elk County and I don't recall any statements from him either. If I'm wrong I apologize in advance for throwing Matt under the bus..

BINGO!

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At least 25 years ago when I think BFI owned the landfill I knew a few operators who wanted to unionize. One of them even went to a nationwide company competition but that didn't stop them from being let go. Rather than getting the Union to fight the individuals moved on to other jobs.

Joe Scarnati is currently the President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He is originally from Brockway and I don't remember seeing where he made any statements about the accident.

I've been on all sides of this, union, non-union, hourly employee and management. I can assure you that if I wanted to get rid of a union employee there are ways to make that reality. You rarely hear of the failures of a union to protect employees, only their successes. There are plenty of good examples of both sides, but there is no absolute security blanket from paying union dues. In the case of the Greentree employees, I would suggest that should they want to push for change, they get their info assembled and their support lined up, then get this to the news media anonymously. I say that since I have seen no evidence thus far that the government agency(s) responsible for effecting change are doing their jobs. While everyone may be playing a waiting game there doesn't seem to be much activity from the political side either. That makes me nervous as to the agenda of our elected officials. That would start at the Fox Township supervisors and go through Elk County, Harrisburg and beyond.

I highly recommend a tomato called Chef's Pink. I don't know if is the weather or what but we got tomatoes this year that are bigger than anything we have ever grown. They are a beefsteak and I just weighed one at 1.7 pounds and it wasn't even the biggest one I've picked. They are perfect without a blemish. Also, not really pink but a dull red. All the tomatoes did well this year after the initial problem with the fungus. Also peppers are doing well. The ones Ted Lyons sold me are doing better than the ones I raised from seed. Hope he remembers what they were because I want more for next year. I usually can't grow full sized peppers but these are doing as well as the sweet bananas which are my staple. Going to be tons of butternut squash. Cucumbers were a total failure as was the corn. For anyone who likes greens the Russian red kale is good from early spring until the snow flies. It is a good fall back veggie when nothing else is ready.

No, mr.d. Just... no

I was out in the yard today and the ironweed (Vernonia) was in full bloom. Mine is a species that gets to be about 7 ft. tall but V. glauca is shorter. I've just never seen that one grow wild around here. The flowers are very similar to your picture. It didn't occur to me at the time because the knapweed was in bloom and I don't think the ironweed was. It is hard to tell the difference from a picture! Ironweed is a more upright plant and the individual stems all come up from the bottom. Ironweed is a very desirable plant. I've got three of them that may or may not all be of the same species. I know one of them was mislabeled as it grew way too tall for what it was supposed to be. Here is ironweed.