This morning we read reports that union lawyer, Larry Gibson, will file a grievance later this week on behalf of the World Umpires Association. An arbitrator will be asked to block Major League Baseball from using computer technology to rate umpires’ competence in calling balls and strikes.

So much for that union’s seeking individual accountability. At least on this campus we have local Faculty Association leaders who are working hard to develop objective measures that can be used to assess its members’ competence when decisions of non-renewal, tenure, and promotion are reviewed!

What’s that, you say? They want to assess each member’s level of “tolerance,” not “competence.” Oh well, as Emily Litella used to say, “Never mind.”