There’s rumblings in the media about a possible major railroad worker strike that could hit later this week. If this were to happen, there’d be substantial disruptions to the already fragile supply chain and economy.
All hands are on deck in the Biden Administration in an attempt to prevent a looming freight rail strike that could cause shortages and raise prices. Nightly reports 👇https://t.co/7110kIhmHy
— POLITICO (@politico) September 13, 2022
96% of freight rail workers still want to strike as soon as they can under federal law, despite a Biden-appointed emergency board proposing a compromise contract, a railroad workers group found.
The workers say the proposed compromise falls badly shorthttps://t.co/EhN32Rgm7W
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) September 3, 2022
The dispute is reportedly over sick leave.
UPDATE: The nation's largest railroads have started to snarl the supply chain over a refusal to give workers sick leave.
Rail unions called this "corporate terrorism."
The railroad companies want workers to accept a contract with ZERO sick days. pic.twitter.com/rNpBc0I6vh
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 12, 2022
Can’t blame them for going on strike if management is refusing to give them sick time. What the hell type of bullshit is that?
I’m also tired of this slow motion economic collapse we are suffering through. It’s like a death by a thousand cuts. A major railroad worker strike would certainly accelerate the collapse and help get it over with.
