In the railway contract negotiations, the president who calls himself "pro-labor" has been what Roosevelt called "an economic royalist."open.substack.com/pub/marian…

Dec 2, 2022 · 8:01 PM UTC

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The railroads are greedy, can't have a crippling strike though.
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What did you expect of "Nothing will fundamentally change" Biden?
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There is more involved than just union perks. As was established long ago “salus populi suprema lex esto”applies. There is no right to strike against the public welfare. See also R. Reagan vs Air Traffic Controllers.
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It’s up to the unions to fight for the employees, not the government. What r they paying dues for?
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Sadly whatever he does will b met w haters give them 7 paid sick days or let the strike go on & cost Americans jobs & surging costs on goods that can’t get where they need to go it’s a shitty scene but it’s also America where execs shareholders profits r #1
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It's sad but true. I don't want it to be true, but it is.
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Given the vitriol directed at the laid-off Twitter workers, it would appear we're a nation that despises its own workforce. At the height of the pandemic, a significant % of Americans would've preferred to see others go back to work & risk death than attempt to work from home.
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Why is anyone surprised? Baden's support for workers has never been anything more than words