Comments on: Vodka, and an Alternative Energy Capitol

By: jane

jane — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:31:43 +0000

Domaine Serene… Grote, I knew you would know! That wine is fab.

By: Judge Smails

Judge Smails — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:42:05 +0000

yeah…well the world needs ditch-diggers, too.

By: Mpls Simpleton

Mpls Simpleton — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:35:48 +0000

Probably not on everyones radar but the ILWU is scheduled to strike on July 1st.

The longshoremen on the West coast are no friends of the Republicans and if they can embarrass them further in an election year it may cause some seriously screwed up shipping of goods in and out of the country.

They went on a one day strike on May 1st to demand an immediate pull out from IRAQ.

The ILWU's most notable recent action was in 2002, when it was accused of engaging in a purposeful slowdown of work on docks, as an alternative to a strike, to support its contract demands in negotiations with the Pacific Maritime Association. The employers responded by a lockout, which in turn enabled the Bush administration to seek a national emergency injunction under the Taft-Hartley Act against both the employers and the union. Opponents of the union have proposed moving longshore workers from coverage under the National Labor Relations Act to coverage under the Railway Labor Act, which would effectively prevent longshore workers from striking,

By: grote

grote — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:31:11 +0000

I’ll gladly give up drinking Karkov Vodka. Don’t have to ask me twice.

By: justpbob

justpbob — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:54:22 +0000

You wear the union label with pride, Jerad. I was wathching the American Experience two-parter on Truman this week on PBS, and they covered the rash of strikes that occured immediately after WW II, including the crippling railroad workers strike that shut down everything.

Truman responded by threathing to "draft the striking workers into the Army and order them back to work." When he first said it, everyone thought he was kidding. He wasn't, and the strike was settled as he adressed a joint session of Congress calling for the law to draft striking workers.

Needless to say, relations between Truman and organized labor were not the same after that.

By: Jerad

Jerad — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:48:07 +0000

More on that strike. It's solidarity with local people being treated unfairly vs. buying a local brand, folks. As much as I'd like to try Prairie, I think I'll wait until this gets resolved.

By: Jerad

Jerad — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:38:42 +0000

D'oh--it might be a good vodka, but if I'd known this then I would have held off on the post:

Truck drivers and warehouse workers at Johnson Brothers Liquor Company's distribution facility in St. Paul have been on strike since St. Patrick's Day, and the 700 Teamsters are asking supporters who drink Phillips liquors, Gallo wines or Karkov Vodka to boycott those labels until the dispute is settled.

(h/t to my bro, who thought he heard something on the Current about this)

By: justpbob

justpbob — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:34:21 +0000

Sugar, are you originally from the Morris-Clontarf-Donnelly-Chokio-Hancock-Benson ruralplex?

By: sugar

sugar — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:20:23 +0000

I have to be a bit biased, as Phillips is a dear client of mine and Prairie Vodka is hugely important to the company.

However, this is some incredibly smooth, lovely vodka. It is on par with any of the top vodka brands. Better than SKY, better than Kettle One and will be easier to find at least in this state any of the other Organic Vodkas, such as Square One.

Prairie Vodka is super good and sold already at Surdyk's.

Ummm, and Manny's - Organic Vodka with a side of bacon, please?

By: justpbob

justpbob — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:57:03 +0000

Poop Power To The People!