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Spads With a Load (under WAR topic) is updated weekly now. Check back often to learn about OLAA, an obscure squadron of amazing A-1 pilots in Vietnam.
Mental Heath as a Weapon: Whistleblower Retaliation and Normative Violence. Kenny, K., Fotaki, M. & Scriver, S. J Bus Ethics (2019) 160: 801 PDF, 15p, NOV2019
FedEx Pilots, Union Agree To End Bargaining Promises Suit, Law360 PDF, 3p. 12MAY2017
BOOK REVIEW "Warnings: Finding Cassandras to stop Catastrophes" By former CIA Director Richard Clarke and R.P. Eddy, Washington Times PDF 2p. 05JUN2017
Pre-Incident Indicators of Terrorist Incidents: The Identification of Behavioral, Geographic, and Temporal Patterns of Preparatory Conduct, NCJRS PDF, 540p. MAY2006
FedEx 2017 annual report: employee pension is short $3.6 billion but 87.9% funded PDF, 96p. June 20, 2017
In 2017 FedEx CEO Fred Smith & five senior executives enjoy funded pensions valued at $84,181,954 in a "Parity Plan" separate from the employees PDF, 1p. June 20, 2017
2016 FedEx Annual Report slogan: "Latitude. Longitude. Altitude"
... a poor choice of words for the cover's slogan in FedEx pilot whistleblower Mark Estabrook's opinion. "They're serving al-Qaeda with all of the real-time aircraft tracking data they want and need on the internet, and then taunt them on the cover of their annual report," says Estabrook.
Employee pension plan deficit of $5.3 billion and 81.9% funded. PDF, 92p. June 21, 2016
FedEx ALPA channels Pelosi: educate the pilots before they know what's in their proposed retirement plan Video, 8:50 min, June 8, 2017
Fred Smith: Technology And Automation Will Make Us More Productive - 100 Seconds of Advice Video, 1:40 min, 21SEP2017
The term "Hawthorne Effect" was coined in 1958 by Henry A. Landsberger, when analyzing earlier experiments from 1924–32 at the Hawthorne Works (a Western Electric factory outside Chicago). The Hawthorne Works had commissioned a study to see if their workers would become more productive in higher or lower levels of light. The workers' productivity seemed to improve when changes were made, and slumped when the study ended. It was suggested that the productivity gain occurred as a result of the motivational effect on the workers of the interest being shown in them. (Source:Wikipedia) Video, 9:59 min, 29JUN2017
Bogdan Dzakovic, speaking on aviation security issues on behalf of the National Whistleblower Center in Washington DC, is a 14-year veteran of the Security Division of the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States. He started off his FAA career as a field agent and Federal Air Marshal, then served as a Team Leader in the Air Marshal program, C-SPAN Video, 8:26 min, 27FEB2002
Bogdan Dzakovic testifying before the Terrorist Attack Commission Hearing Civil Aviation Officials testified about aviation security and changes in civil aviation policies and procedures following September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. C-SPAN Video, 40:08 min, 22MAY2003
Before the NMB: Federal Express Corporation Objections to Certification of Election; PDF, 12p. 14JAN1993
Before the NMB: Supplement to Carrier's Objections to Certification of Election; Federal Express Corporation PDF, 26p. 04FEB1993
Air Force could recall as many as 1,000 retired pilots to address serious shortage PDF, 2p, 20OCT2017
Lee Seham to Mark Estabrook on whether an independent union can participate in rerun election PDF, 1p, 11FEB1992
Corporate Jargon - Lying By Obscurity Video 5:26 min, 20SEP2017
Complainant files reply brief in appeal of Estabrook v. FedEx AIR-21 whistleblower decision PDF 15p. 31JUL2017
Complainant's brief in support of petition for review of Estabrook v. FedEx AIR-21 whistleblower decision PDF 34p. 22JUN2017
PRESS RELEASE: FedEx ORDERED SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWER TO PSYCHIATRIC EXAM; Seham, Seham, Meltz and Petersen; White Plains, NY PDF 4p. 31MAY2017
Department of Labor ALJ gives American companies Soviet power to order whistleblowers to undergo psychiatric evaluation and treatment in Estabrook v. FedEx AIR-21 decision PDF 65p. 16MAY2017
Complainant's post trial reply brief in Estabrook v. FedEx AIR-21 whistleblower case PDF 20p. 20OCT2016
AIR-21 Whistleblower statute: a kitchen table conversation, Lee Seham, Esquire Video, 15:33 min, July 21, 2016
Federal Whistleblower program fails to protect employees: NBC Bay Area Video, 15:52 min, February 5, 2016
Harold Koh, Yale University Law School, International Law Professor, in law and cybersecurity discussion at Brookings when he mentions printer bombs and notion of continuing threat v. self defense (Editor's note: "In my opinion, FedEx should opt out of both aircraft and package real-time tracking reporting under BARR legislation as an act of preemptive self defense. And it costs virtually nothing to implement.") Video, 1:56 min, April 1, 2016
The Untold Stories of the Whistleblowers of 1777 | Stephen Kohn | TEDxWilmingtonSalon YouTube Video, 15:34 min, 22MAY2003 Support National Whistleblower Day: July 30, 2018
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