tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post3666288822226010515..comments2024-03-28T12:10:27.406-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: National Museum of Industrial history Has an Executive DirectorBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81863422304378170462015-05-07T18:01:41.993-04:002015-05-07T18:01:41.993-04:00Bethlehem Steel was probably run into the ground ...Bethlehem Steel was probably run into the ground by the EXECUTIVES ,people on the upper end incomes. The guy that got paid to sweep floors for $15.00 an hour in 1974 and slept his shift away---- was doing so because the management was not paying attention . Peter J.Cochrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91906636437759188192015-05-06T21:23:13.539-04:002015-05-06T21:23:13.539-04:004:31 --- what concessions did the steelworker take...4:31 --- what concessions did the steelworker take to keep the Bethlehem plant opened??? None!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47932858752081878402015-05-06T19:18:03.965-04:002015-05-06T19:18:03.965-04:00Just imagine for one minute why a -16 inch bore di...Just imagine for one minute why a -16 inch bore diameter gun barrel sat underneath the Hill to hill bridge for as long as many of us were kids ? Why was that ,I know. EXCITE people why they know something.Bethlehem Steel Employees were a major contributor to the war effort in WW2. They should be proud and their grandchildren need to know. Peter J.Cochrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7690362054141514592015-05-06T18:59:18.608-04:002015-05-06T18:59:18.608-04:00This LADY is Wonderful. A breath of clean air . So...This LADY is Wonderful. A breath of clean air . Somebody should be hanged by the hill to hill bridge on this one.I personally have supported history projects. If fact Lew Reda has me on Military.Com now in a series called "Above and Beyond" where I talk about military guys that rise to the occasion in extraneous battle. This lady has to bring up the dead of this project. I will help her if I can and she needs somebody of history . Peter J. Cochran Peter J.Cochrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28370364757694351152015-05-06T16:31:14.100-04:002015-05-06T16:31:14.100-04:00re 743, to imply that the $400 shutdown supplement...re 743, to imply that the $400 shutdown supplement was a bonus is laughable, it was meant to help you get to social security without starving, the steelworkers took huge concessions voted on by the membership prior to the shutdown, we sure didn't want the plant to close.You opined from a position of ignorance since obviously the corporate types got the gold mine, we got the shaft!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65468111530220009172015-05-06T10:14:53.963-04:002015-05-06T10:14:53.963-04:00This is the next steamtown usaThis is the next steamtown usaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35822850493818449032015-05-06T09:48:22.568-04:002015-05-06T09:48:22.568-04:00The museum is a worthy idea and will likely draw v...The museum is a worthy idea and will likely draw visitors, if done right. Even if it hits on all cylinders, however, the math doesn't come close to working without some other funding sources. After what's already transpired over 17 years, it would be good to have the transparency to discuss expected finances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85267865472765053032015-05-06T09:28:02.433-04:002015-05-06T09:28:02.433-04:008:57 AM
I agree -- it's hard to believe it can...8:57 AM<br />I agree -- it's hard to believe it can survive. Who in their right mind will pay an admission fee to see a this facility? What can it possibly display to generate the funds necessary to be self sustaining?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40532219539336192992015-05-06T08:57:04.509-04:002015-05-06T08:57:04.509-04:00The math on this place doesn't work. Who'...The math on this place doesn't work. Who's covering the expected revenue gap? Was/Is Steve Donches a Democrat? If so, it likely explains Kane letting him off with a hand slap and lots of ca$h. This museum is, unfortunately, a monument to waste and corruption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14823901241104239712015-05-06T08:05:38.032-04:002015-05-06T08:05:38.032-04:007:43 AM
It was not only management poor decisions ...7:43 AM<br />It was not only management poor decisions that caused the demise of BSC. There is enough blame to go around including the blue collar workers. The old Bethlehem Plant USW work force stood to make out by receiving the closing bonus of $400/month (which was contained in the labor contract) if the mill shut down. Why would these old guys want to change and give concessions (including changing some work rules) when they were so close to retirement? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73349809868766014452015-05-06T07:43:06.243-04:002015-05-06T07:43:06.243-04:00And......this is why the Steel shut down. White co...And......this is why the Steel shut down. White collar crime going unpunished Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24946040616335811952015-05-06T07:35:21.912-04:002015-05-06T07:35:21.912-04:00^ Amen^ AmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76389204206702440212015-05-06T06:54:23.118-04:002015-05-06T06:54:23.118-04:00Steve Donches (and the Board of Directors) should ...Steve Donches (and the Board of Directors) should be in jail. I just can't believe that Kane could find no criminal wrong doing. What a pathetic sad story. Just imaging what could have resulted if the $19M frittered away over 17 years had been spent as intended by the donors.C.P.M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15413487073758845792015-05-06T06:17:11.239-04:002015-05-06T06:17:11.239-04:0010 full and part time workers and an annual budget...10 full and part time workers and an annual budget of $1,050,000 million, but annual admission ticket sales of $300,000? Does anybody else see a problem here?<br /><br />Who is making up the difference if they don't get enough sponsors/members?<br /><br />Please don't say taxpayers (at any level).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com