3 chapters across the catalog
Boeing Strike Settlement, Postal Workers Contract
Boeing reached a tentative agreement with its largest union to end a crippling strike, offering a 35% raise over four years and a $7,000 ratification bonus. In contrast, the postal letter carriers union is facing a much smaller 1.3% increase and is legally barred from striking.
Pieczenik discusses the social contract of the 1950s and 60s, where immigrants paid for their American citizenship through military service. He accepted being drafted during the Vietnam War as part of this agreement, despite believing the war was a strategic failure. He contrasts this historical sense of duty with modern attitudes toward immigration and service.
RIM BlackBerry Stock, Corporate Layoffs and Service Contracts
Financial analyst Andrew Horowitz suggests that Research In Motion (RIM) stock gains may be artificially inflated by corporate layoffs. When employees are fired, they lose their company-issued BlackBerrys but often purchase new ones to maintain their mobile habits, while the original corporate service contracts remain active. This creates a temporary surge in hardware sales and subscriber numbers.
