I mean, Biden did intervene on the rail strike, and with bipartisan support force a contract upon the workers. So i don’t think democrats are pro union when it’s time to put up or shut up. It’s important to note that this and genocide is a both sides issue. The main difference is democrats are less right wing. But still not left wing
He stopped their strike to avoid crippling the US economy and kept supporting the unions in their contract negotiations until the unions got the sick leave they were asking for.
From the IBEW:
“We’re thankful that the Biden administration played the long game on sick days and stuck with us for months after Congress imposed our updated national agreement,” Russo said. “Without making a big show of it, Joe Biden and members of his administration in the Transportation and Labor departments have been working continuously to get guaranteed paid sick days for all railroad workers.”
Strike breaking is a terrible precedent. It makes sure the workers know power comes from above and not from below, which is where it should come from, sucking the power and energy from organizing, which is necessary for when there are less friendly presidents out there.
Some railroads use a points-based attendance system. While each points-based system is different, they all provide employees with the flexibility to take reasonable amounts of time off, the ability to earn credits for regular attendance and a way to challenge attendance-related actions that they believe may have been unwarranted.
-American Association of Railroads (They represent the corporations) admitting they’re still using the attendance system that started all of this in the first place.
2 person crews was not an issue put on the table at all by the unions in 2022. The only reason they’re even able to bring it to the table now is because they’ve made progress on sick leave and scheduling systems, which were their priorities in 2022. You really reaching for something negative here
I mean, Biden did intervene on the rail strike, and with bipartisan support force a contract upon the workers. So i don’t think democrats are pro union when it’s time to put up or shut up. It’s important to note that this and genocide is a both sides issue. The main difference is democrats are less right wing. But still not left wing
He stopped their strike to avoid crippling the US economy and kept supporting the unions in their contract negotiations until the unions got the sick leave they were asking for.
From the IBEW:
“We’re thankful that the Biden administration played the long game on sick days and stuck with us for months after Congress imposed our updated national agreement,” Russo said. “Without making a big show of it, Joe Biden and members of his administration in the Transportation and Labor departments have been working continuously to get guaranteed paid sick days for all railroad workers.”
How were the other demands of the rail workers addressed though?
Show me a union source from when this was all happening that lists these other demands
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1122918098/railroads-freight-rail-union-strike-train-workers
See my other comment.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgezn/the-worst-and-most-egregious-attendance-policy-is-pushing-railroad-workers-to-the-brink
Then in August '23: BNSF Railway reaches tentative agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen on paid sick leave and improvements to work schedules for locomotive engineers
Rank and file was not onboard with it. Hence the strike that was broken.
What I linked above happened a full year after what you’re talking about. Rank and file voted to approve it.
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I don’t know where you got that I’m siding with the billionaire class with my direct quote from a fucking involved union. Jesus fucking christ bro
Strike breaking is a terrible precedent. It makes sure the workers know power comes from above and not from below, which is where it should come from, sucking the power and energy from organizing, which is necessary for when there are less friendly presidents out there.
Yup they got sick days for the office workers. The guys who are actually close to the metal are still as fucked as they were before the strike.
Source?
Still don’t have 2 person engineer teams…
Only 1 union has paid sick leave agreements with all class 1 carriers
-American Association of Railroads (They represent the corporations) admitting they’re still using the attendance system that started all of this in the first place.
2 person crews was not an issue put on the table at all by the unions in 2022. The only reason they’re even able to bring it to the table now is because they’ve made progress on sick leave and scheduling systems, which were their priorities in 2022. You really reaching for something negative here
It absolutely was part of it.
Source?
No. You’re all over this thread just ignoring the sources you demand. I’m not wasting anymore time on you.