In arbitration, a neutral third party is empowered by the parties involved, to decide the outcome of a dispute. Somewhat resembling legal proceedings, it is generally agreed beforehand the arbitrators decision will be final.
Perusing through a recent financial statement of the MEA I decided to randomly pick a name of someone who had been compensated for one reason or another.. Aside from the DOZENS of $120K/yearly employees and stooges, there are a number of outside attorneys and contractors who make their livelihood through this bloated union monopoly.
The person I decided to follow up on is Arbitrator Paul E. Glendon. I assume nothing of this person’s character, nor do I know him…
BUT, when we make decisions that involve political issues such as union matters, the selection of an arbitrator might well be a carefully considered one. His selection serves well as a single referenced case that suggests a bias before the details could even be known.
“AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND, WARREN, MICH., AND AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1658.” US Fed News Service, Including US State News. HT Media Ltd. 2006. HighBeam Research. 2 Dec. 2009 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
Now add to this the ongoing support by this “arbitrator” of a particular political philosophy, and you might see a trend..
| Contributor | Candidate or PAC | Amount | Date |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI Self employed/Arbitrator |
OBAMA, BARACK (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA |
$250 general |
10/23/08 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self/Arbitrator |
ACTBLUE | $250 primary |
10/22/08 |
| Glendon, Paul E Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self/Arbitrator |
SCHAUER, MARK HAMILTON (D) House (MI 07) SCHAUER FOR CONGRESS |
$250 general |
10/22/08 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 self/Attorney/Arbitrator |
ACTBLUE | $250 primary |
10/11/08 |
| Glendon, Paul E Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self Employed/Labor Arbitrator |
PETERS, GARY (D) House (MI 09) PETERS FOR CONGRESS |
$250 general |
10/11/08 |
| Glendon, Paul E Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self/Arbitrator |
SCHAUER, MARK HAMILTON (D) House (MI 07) SCHAUER FOR CONGRESS |
$250 general |
09/24/08 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self/Arbitrator |
ACTBLUE | $250 primary |
09/24/08 |
| Glendon, Paul E Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self Employed/Labor Arbitrator |
PETERS, GARY (D) House (MI 09) PETERS FOR CONGRESS |
$500 primary |
08/05/08 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self/Labor Arbitrator |
ACTBLUE | $500 primary |
08/05/08 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self/Attorney |
SCHWARZ, JOHN (R) House (MI 07) SCHWARZ FOR CONGRESS |
$2,100 primary |
05/22/06 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self/Arbitrator/Attorney |
KERRY, JOHN F (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC |
$2,000 primary |
04/22/04 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self Employed/Arbitrator |
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITEE (D) | $250 primary |
02/25/04 |
| Glendon, Paul Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Self Employed/Arbitrator/Management |
DINGELL, JOHN D. MR. (D) House (MI 15) JOHN D. DINGELL FOR CONGRESS |
$500 primary |
05/14/03 |
| GLENDON, PAUL E ANN ARBOR, MI 48105 ARBITRATOR |
POLLACK, LANA (D) Senate – MI LANA POLLACK FOR U S SENATE |
$250 primary |
06/06/94 |
Suppose my business was fighting for its economic life against the will of a union, and the suggestion of arbitration was placed before me. It seems I would at least investigate the possibility the arbitrator they pick might have a predisposition to favor the labor mentality.. hmm?
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