Biden looks to Congress to force deal on railroad workers

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The unions were gracious enough to give us time for the midterms.
While Biden can’t really force the company to offer better terms, I do wonder whether he really is using maximum public pressure.

There's a lot they can do short of this - but if it's really so important and they're not prepared to let market-based negotiations decide things, the federal government can always buy the company.

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Defending workers' rights to own the libs:

https://twitter.com/NancyVu99/status/1597716142235140097

McConnell is probably going to shut this down, but I'm enjoying the hopium for now. Let's go Brandon!

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Based…Ted Cruz? I think I’m going to vomit.

"'Murderer?' No, my conscience is clear. My father's assassination of JFK left me well-equipped for the job, and the vanguard of the revolution needed a Zodiac Killer."

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

Biden is the president of the United States. He should obviously be privileging the welfare of the vast majority of working people over one specific group, and a rail strike would be a disaster for working people. Hopefully the unions can still negotiate a good deal, but that shouldn’t be the president’s primary concern.

If it's Biden's job to prioritise the many over the few, then - if he is to interfere in the strike - surely he should do so on the side of the larger group (the workers). It's within the federal government's power to force a deal that the current management doesn't like.

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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.

This has been true since (at the latest) the Clinton era. The main shifts since then have been a change in the aesthetic and the old voters becoming disconnected from the party which no longer represents them. Biden is not a labour Democrat, but in real terms, he's to the left of Clinton and Obama.