Another depressing instance of this pattern just occurred at the Union of Reform Judaism with the nomination -- and election -- of Rabbi Richard Jacobs to serve as its president.
There's been no talk of a strike, and it wasn't clear whether the union would use the talks as a pattern to set the stage for negotiations during the summer with tire makers Bridgestone-Firestone and Michelin-BFGoodrich.
Mr. Hunter's pattern of involving friends and family in union business contributed to a deep rift among the NBPA staff, " the report said, adding that Hunter's choices "created the appearance that he operated the union in part for the benefit of his family and friends.
Two floors go on to depict the intellectual flowering of the Scottish enlightenment (epitomised by David Hume and Adam Smith), and the economic explosion fuelled by British imperial expansion that took place after the union with England, with exhibits ranging from Paisley-pattern textiles to silverware and steam engines.