Do you support Biden/Democrats forcing Rail workers to give up their right to strike?

[Anonymous]

[abc3643]

1. About a "right to strike", Google "Railway Labor Act of 1926" aka the RLA. For example:

TITLE: How an arcane 96-year-old law stopped the rail strike
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/business/railway-labor-act-freight-railroad-strike/index.html

By the way, when the RLA was passed in 1926, the 69th Congress was in session and the President was Calvin Coolidge. In that Congress, the Republicans had the majority in both the House and the Senate. Furthermore, Coolidge was a Republican. So, if you don't like the RLA and that it stopped this rail strike, bitch at the Republicans - they passed it.

2. Of the 12 railway unions, 8 agreed to the compromise deal in September. So, it's only 4 holding out. I believe the Federal Government helped broker additional concessions to the September agreement that were made in response to legitimate desires of the workers.

4. And, before you whine, bitch, and moan about this being "Biden/Democrats", the aversion this railway strike was bipartisan.

https://apnews.com/article/business-economy-strikes-congress-government-and-politics-055609b54cfd5d21de0f42fccddff22b

TITLE: House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U. S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.

The measure passed by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate.

...

https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-pete-buttigieg-strikes-congress-c95510555dcd4cdc2d839e61d1195b06

TITLE: Congress votes to avert rail strike amid dire warnings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to avert what could have been an economically ruinous freight rail strike won final approval in Congress on Thursday as lawmakers responded quickly to President Joe Biden’s call for federal intervention in a long-running labor dispute.

The Senate passed a bill to bind rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the rail companies and union leaders in September. That settlement had been rejected by four of the 12 unions involved, creating the possibility of a strike beginning Dec. 9.

The Senate vote was 80-15. It came one day after the House voted to impose the agreement. The measure now goes to Biden’s desk for his signature.

[abc3643]

I see no one else here knows how to do due diligence.

[abc3643]

Also, I will let the rather conservative magazine The National Review speak:

www.nationalreview.com/.../

TITLE: Congress Should Act to Prevent a Rail Strike
By THE EDITORS
November 30, 2022 6:30 AM

...
While the idea of a railroad strike may seem antiquated, the railroads themselves never went away. Though their place in public perception has waned, since they are mostly not used for passenger transportation anymore, they remain vital for transporting about one-third of American exports.
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The specter of strikes has largely disappeared because of the Railway Labor Act. Passed in 1926 after multiple large-scale service disruptions in the decades prior, Congress listed as its first purpose in passing the RLA “to avoid any interruption to commerce.” It did so by creating a special set of processes, unique to railroads (with airlines added later), for labor disputes to be resolved through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, rather than strikes or lockouts. The RLA is far from perfect, but it has largely been successful in achieving its primary goal, with national rail strikes being few and far between since its enactment.

In the freight-rail labor negotiations that are currently center stage, the entire process under the RLA has already played out over the past three years. Negotiations began for the current contract, which covers the five-year period from 2020 through the end of 2024, in November 2019.
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[abc3643]

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That’s where we are right now. A minority of unions who rejected the Walsh–Biden deal that railroads and unions agreed to could halt shipments of petroleum, ethanol, chemicals, fertilizer, grain, corn, coal, and consumer goods that the American economy depends on. Passenger routes that use rail owned by freight companies would be affected.

Adopting the Walsh–Biden agreement, which is what Biden called on Congress to do, in no way precludes unions from continuing to negotiate for more sick leave at the local level. The Walsh–Biden agreement is a fair deal, arrived at through the proper procedures, and one that railroads and a majority of unions have accepted.

Three years is enough, and all other options have been exhausted. It’s time for Congress to fulfill its duties under the RLA and prevent a work stoppage by adopting the Walsh–Biden deal, with no modifications or poison pills, before December 9, the first day a strike would be legal. The sides have had plenty of chances to negotiate a deal on their own, and in many respects they have, but a few holdouts have taken the economy hostage.

Congress is well within its statutory and constitutional roles to act in protection of interstate commerce, and it should do so as soon as possible to reassure businesses of continuous rail service. President Biden, for once, has put the interests of the general American economy ahead of special interests who donate to Democrats. Republicans in Congress should as well and join with Democrats to make sure that nationwide rail strikes remain a thing of history.
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End of the excerpt.

[abc3643]

And, just in case you were wondering...

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/?s=national+review

NATIONAL REVIEW

RIGHT BIAS

These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy.

Overall, we rate the National Review Right Biased based on story selection that always favors the right and Mostly Factual in reporting due to a few misleading claims and occasional use of poor sources, and one failed fact check.

[NamerOfStars]

I'm starting to think that THIS is the real reason for the lingering anti-Trump vehemence; if people actually started doing a side-by-side comparison of Biden and Reagan, they'd realize they were living in Animal Farm. So long as the specter of The Evil Orange One is still out there, however...

The idiotic attempt to force the US power grid onto a wildly unsustainable solar/wind pairing would leave even MORE of the country's transportation needs onto the rail lines. And given just how much can (or is) ONLY transportation by rail, letting it go to a strike with the trucking industry hobbled by rising oil prices would kill people. Literally.

But it won't. Congress will intervene, and Biden will brag about his negotiating skills, and the Democrat faithful will still insist that they're the party of the working class.

[monorprise]

Are we suppose to believe a man who can barely compete a sentence, and rightfully has no part in this dispute (outside being on the payroll of the union) can negotiate anything?

There are 3 problems here now:
1: A bunch of people have claimed ownership (control) over other people's money and property.
2: Those other company being held hostage happen to run a critical non-competitive cartel/monopoly in the rail industry.
3: The federal goverment (who has no legitimate authority in the issue) under Joe Biden (on the payroll of the people claiming control of rail industry's property) is 'negotiating' a deal.

The correct solution is 1 the thieves should be fired on the spot. 2 the rail road should be broken up to be more competitive and eliminate a single company said theifs can target. We should not be held hostage by such power.
3: Joe Biden needs to focus on FEDERAL issues like the war he already lost and avoiding getting into bigger wars nobody can win.
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[Anonymous]

I strongly suspect they are not telling us the whole story, and in fact Joe has promised a great deal from the American people.

In reality every last one of the rail workers striking should be fired on the spot. They have NO right to extort anyone including but not limited to the people kind enough to offer them a system of employment. They don't owe you anything nor do you Owe them anything.

If you don't like your job find a new job and quit.

[Guy13]

That’s Communism but he is the leader of the Communist’s means to stress our Business community…. And, USA Economy

[MCheetah]

I don't support ANYTHING Joe Biden or the current Democrats/leftists support.

[joeldalton]

yup, fuck the unions. FFS, they're getting a 25% raise.

[goaded]

Bullshit. What they're asking for is paid sick leave, just 7 days a year.

[joeldalton]

@goaded Blame the democrats for not giving it to them, lol.

[goaded]

So, you were lying when you said "they're getting a 25% raise"?

[joeldalton]

@goaded it was in the video, dipshit.

[goaded]

Something was more important to them than a 25% raise.

[joeldalton]

@goaded so blame Biden and the dems for fucking them over.

[goaded]

I blame the Republicans in the Senate, they almost all voted against it. As usual, a majority wasn't sufficient to win the day, even with a couple of Republican votes.

[joeldalton]

@goaded of course you do, lol. Dope.

[goaded]

Republicans voted against paid sick leave for them, all 207 in the House, and most of them in the Senate. How are they not to blame?

[joeldalton]

@goaded first 20 seconds of the video show whose to blame.

[goaded]

Since all but six Republicans voted against it in the Senate (in addition to the 207 in the House), that would be the Republicans.

[joeldalton]

@goaded you spelled ‘Biden’ wrong.

[goaded]

"Since all but six Bidens voted against it in the Senate (in addition to the 207 in the House), that would be the Bidens."?

Isn't it ridiculous how Democrats can't get anything passed, just because Republicans vote against everything?

[joeldalton]

@goaded nope. gridlocked congress is best for freedom. I love it.

[monorprise]

@goaded Although it might be nice to have an employer manage our income and lives for us. Some people take the money up front and save for such occurrences themselfs.

All Sick leave and vacation is, your employer holding back part of your income for such days, frequently in a use it or lose it fashion.

[SpringValley]

Joel, I support the right for anyone to strike, and I support the right for them to get replaced.

[AngryCarl]

Isn't that completely unconstitutional?