Friday, August 07, 2020

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

 https://www.kqed.org/news/11831607/shutdown-of-marathons-martinez-refinery-prompts-calls-for-just-transition-for-oil-workers

I’m linking to this news so that any of the people I know who work there and are losing their jobs who stumble upon this post as they look it up on Google can read what I have to say.

I’m not happy about this. Thousands of smart, hard-working people built this place, with many of those people risking everything to build a strong union so that they and many others could have good lives, and it gives me no joy to see it shit-canned by a fucking virus.

I only really have one reaction:

What goes around comes around.

I only allowed myself one small indulgence when I saw the news. I bought myself a milkshake. I was going to do it anyway, but I made a point to do it after I heard. I’m on a business trip, but I bought it with my own money.

If y’all need a good reference, I would be happy to do it. I don’t believe in holding grudges. It’s bad for the soul.

Good luck, God speed, and you can find me on LinkedIn.