Biden looks to Congress to force deal on railroad workers

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The “deal” is chump change and the railroad workers have every right to strike. They deserve the PTO and sick leave they’ve been denied for, any less than their demands means that they get nothing to actually be treated like human beings and not cattle.

I suspected this would happen, and it was wrong of the union bosses to betray their members by waiting until after the Democratic party to be held accountable to stop the saber rattling. A strike, no matter what the corporate-backed NLRB decided is “legal”, is in order and everyone hand wringing over inflation can go elsewhere given how Biden’s pro-inflationary foreign policy in Venezuela and Iran.

Workers are not cattle and make this country go run, and they will stop working if they don’t get their fair share.

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Given the threats of the strike, getting paid sick leave is all but certain. The union leaders played their cards right.

Republicans are clearly just virtue signaling but it’s funny to see this as one of the more successful versions we’ve seen so far. Of course with a Republican controlled legislature this wouldn’t be a thing in the first place and they’d stonewall till the strike in some 4D chess move.

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Disappointing from Biden, I guess we’ll just have to see if this ends up actually happening. Hopefully there isn’t support in Congress to force a bad deal.

When the stake is the the global economy and many ppls livelihoods, it’s not disappointing.

This is where the left gives up the game. They don’t care about “workers”; a rail strike would be disastrous for working people in this country. They care about unions, even if their demands are to the detriment of everyone else. This is just one of many examples (see also their support of teachers unions).

It’s also of course very funny how easily they are swindled by the bad faith trolling of fascists like Cruz and Rubio.

lmao, union gains are the only thing that trickles down to us without that protection. And quite honestly a strike would improve service by having happier and more able workers lasting for longer.

Most parents backed the teachers strike for a reason, because they love the care that teachers give as they slave off to work and cannot provide during that time.

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I do hope the rank-and-file manage to see that this is unacceptable, and have locals issue a wildcat strike. Clearly showing a light hand and taking into account the wants of Democratic leadership doesn’t lead anywhere but having the bosses laughing as they prepare to weaken the strike through attrition and division.

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The Democrats are not a labor party anymore. They are an upscale liberal party.

We have gone back to the days of bourbon democracy, so enjoy the lip service and occasional trinkets they throw your way and don't be surprised if they also expect you to be grateful for it also.

So why do you identify as a Republican then

I am neither upscale, nor liberal.

The Democratic party is the heir to Burke and the Whigs in all but name, with a distaste for radicalism and inherent orthodoxy to procedure. You are too upscale for the Republicans y’know.

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Biden had his people negotiate in good faith with all the unions and railroads involved. He really should not be worried about taking this option, he is the most labor friendly President in decades. He also has a duty to all Americans to keep the country running and operational and prices of goods low and not inflated by infrastructure bottlenecks.

This took longer then expected, I’ll give you that