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2022-10-11 Economy

Major Rail Union Rejects Deal Brokered by Biden as Countdown to a Strike Next Month Begins

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-10-11 11:15|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Weakness sensed. They'll grab everything that isn't bolted down.

Posted by Angstrom 2022-10-11 11:29|| 2022-10-11 11:29|| Front Page Top

#2 My CSX Railroad friends told me this a month ago. It's not about the money but the working conditions. One of my passengers had scheduled a weekend off a month in advance and paid for the hotel at that time. The day before he was scheduled to leave he was called to work the next day even though he had scheduled the off weekend. He was told either report or find a new job. It was well past the time he could cancel his motel and was not able to get a refund. He lost 800 bucks.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2022-10-11 11:40|| 2022-10-11 11:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Can we get the Dance Step graphic please?
This is just more theatre IMHO between the union bosses and the Democrats. The union will get some concessions which really won't help the members much (but give the leadershit lots of incentives) and the Biden Administration can claim they 'averted a disaster'.

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-10-11 16:14|| 2022-10-11 16:14|| Front Page Top

#4 My family started working for the railroad in 1920. They say the issue is not pay, but time off. My relative said that the members wouldn't buy the latest deal from the Feds, and that the unions know it. The strike was only delayed by the White House shenanigans, not averted.

Posted by Lemuel and Company7553 2022-10-11 18:04|| 2022-10-11 18:04|| Front Page Top

#5 The strike was only delayed by the White House shenanigans, not averted.

So they avoided this being a mid-term election issue.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-10-11 22:30|| 2022-10-11 22:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Can we get the Dance Step graphic please?

Minuet added just for you, CrazyFool.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-10-11 22:58|| 2022-10-11 22:58|| Front Page Top

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