Rail Unions Warn of Unsafe Working Conditions in Labor Negotiations; Train Derailments Follow (East Palestine, Houston, Etc)

[Pressure]

A bit of a history lesson:

On this day, Woodrow Wilson seizes the nation’s railroads - National Constitution Center

Esch–Cummins Act - Wikipedia

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[Reality Check]

 

[Pressure]

Hopefully this also passes both chambers, but I won't hold my breath.

State of play: The House is also voting on a second piece of legislation that would add seven paid sick days for railroad employees, a key sticking point for workers, lobby members and progressive lawmakers.

• "After hearing from our members, we are in agreement that a nationwide rail strike must be prevented – and that more must be done to secure the paid sick leave that hard-working railroaders deserve," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a Dear Colleague letter on Tuesday night.

 

[Json]

Republicans probably will have to pass it.
If the unions accept it,they don’t want to make the strike about them by rejecting it.

 

[Reality Check]

 

[DirtyD]

 

[nyknick]

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Nationalize them

Yes

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Republicans flanking Dems from the left yet again!

 

[88m3]

thanks for sharing those dumb hot takes

 

[mastermind]

America--and the west in general--is just kayfabe. The bullshyt that is politics today is mostly kayfabe, as is money, policy, etc. We got to start calling it like it is.

 

[DirtyD]

thanks for sharing those dumb hot takes

Very good and astute analysis as always complete with the requisite smilie.

 

[BillBanneker]

Yup, dems are just trying to save face.

 

[Kuro]

So they took away the right to strike and forced the workers to take the deal?

 

[FAH1223]