President Joe Biden’s tentative railroad union deal fell apart on Monday after a freight rail workers union rejected it, raising fears of a looming strike.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the Teamsters rejected the deal on the grounds that management refused to offer paid time off to workers for sickness or family emergencies.
“Railroaders are discouraged and upset with working conditions and compensation and hold their employer in low regard. Railroaders do not feel valued,” Union President Tony D. Cardwell said in a statement.
“Railroaders do not feel valued. They resent the fact that management holds no regard for their quality of life, illustrated by their stubborn reluctance to provide a higher quantity of paid time off, especially for sickness.”
Cardwell said the union would continue negotiating with the rail companies until five days after Congress reconvened on November 14. more
Short Line president*
At this point what difference does it make?
From dumpster fire to trainwreck?
If that isn’t progressivism, I don’t know what is.
Fire em all. Where’s Reagan-like resolve when we need it.
I was more surprised that he brokered an agreement in the first place.
“And there’s Uncle Joe, he’s moving kinda slow….at the Junction….Petticoat Junction”….WHOOT WHOOT!…
Build Back Better never left the station!
Maybe Elon should forget about Large trucks and concentrate on fully automated trains with a Hybrid type of Loco.
^^^^^ DON’T YOU TALK ABOUT MY BUDDY LIKE THAT. LOL.
The hybrid Loco would only run on tequila….
^^^^And the mileage would suck. Train would arrive late and all the passengers would feel insulted. LOL.
^^^^ but the train would maintain that it’s the most popular train ever….
Some small pets would be pregnant. And every woman’s underwear would be missing.
Come on Loco, jump in here.
To paraphrase Kanye to Taylor Swift:
“I’ma let ya finish…”
Lol, well played
Joey needs to take them out back behind the gym.
And yet the RR will keep the money Joe offered them…
So a retroactive 24% increase in pay didn’t cut the mustard? Seems unlikely? My money’s on the cabal wants to crash the economy and so here we are.
They’re not done with the near-death experience for America and the world. Their goal is One world digital currency because with that they can control everybody. They really don’t mind if billions die in the process, in fact I think they favor that idea.