'If rail workers are so important to our economy... and if their demands are so modest that any decent employer would easily exceed them,' writes HannahStoryB, 'then meeting their demands seems like the obvious solution.'
The American balance of power is such that railroad bosses have the allegedly most pro-labor president in history doing their dirty work for them.
If rail workers are so important to our economy that a single week of striking could cost the economy, and if their demands are so modest that any decent employer would easily exceed them, then meeting their demands seems like the obvious solution. But the American balance of power is such that railroad bosses have the allegedly most pro-labor president in history doing their dirty work for them.
It is a profound shame that Biden has failed to model respecting the workers who take on grueling shifts and high risks to perform essential services. Rail workers should not have to sacrifice their health for the economy and the corporations that profit from their work. And Congress should not use its formidable power to coerce workers to accept unsafe and unjust terms of work, doubling down on corporate bosses’ profit-seeking and willful neglect.
on two versions of legislation that would enforce a contract on rail workers: one which would add sick days and one which would not.Tuesday: “Passing legislation to adopt tentative agreements that exclude paid sick leave for Railroad Workers will not address rail service issues. Rather, it will worsen supply chain issues and further sicken, infuriate, and disenfranchise Railroad Workers as they continue shouldering the burdens of the railroads’ mismanagement.
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