As rail strike deadline nears, Biden to call on Congress to intervene

By artappraiser on Mon, 11/28/2022 - 6:30pm |

NEW: Biden is asking Congress to impose a deal with rail unions and railways that his administration recommended earlier this year "without any modifications or delay."

This deal was struck down by 4 unions, and does not include paid sick days. https://t.co/QE8JwoE90Q
— Lauren Kaori Gurley (@LaurenKGurley) November 28, 2022

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/28/rail-strike-biden-congress/

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Marco Rubio:

The railways & workers should go back & negotiate a deal that the workers,not just the union bosses,will accept

But if Congress is forced to do it,I will not vote to impose a deal that doesn’t have the support of the rail workers
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 29, 2022

Bernie:

The corporate greed never ends. Last year, the rail industry made a record-breaking $20 billion in profits after cutting their workforce by 30% over the last 6 years. Meanwhile, rail workers have ZERO guaranteed paid sick days. Congress must stand with rail workers.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 27, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 11/29/2022 - 2:06pm

As a proud pro-labor President, I'm reluctant to override the ratification procedures and views of those who voted against the agreement.

But in this case – where the economic impact of a shutdown would hurt millions – I believe Congress must use its powers to adopt this deal.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 29, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 11/29/2022 - 11:37pm

I smell Biden bipartisan networking skill even before I read the whole thing, especially my underlined part of the subheading: House Passes Bill to Avert a Rail Strike, Moving to Impose a Labor Agreement

The House approved a bill to force rail companies and workers to accept a pending agreement. It also passed a separate measure to add seven days of paid leave, a key demand of the employees.

current headline story @ NYTimes.com

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 3:19pm

includes video of Biden

President Biden signed legislation to avert the threat of an economically crippling freight rail strike.

"I know this was a tough vote for members of both parties," he said. "It was tough for me, but it was the right thing to do at the moment." pic.twitter.com/jKQpiXndNl
— POLITICO (@politico) December 2, 2022

Enshrining the labor contract into law ends months of negotiations between railroads and workers.

But in doing so, Dems angered members of their own party for not including paid sick leave for more than 100,000 workers that had threatened to strike. https://t.co/t9wMaG836k
— POLITICO (@politico) December 2, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/03/2022 - 3:32am

Press Release from RWU:

“We suffered a one-two punch at the hands of, first, the Democratic Party; the second served up by the Republicans.”https://t.co/V1fsf3lv8W
— Railroad Workers United (@railroadworkers) December 2, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/04/2022 - 8:21am

compare what's going on in the UK!

Railroad workers can’t strike in the state because of Congressional opposition.

But in the UK we have pic.twitter.com/JeQjb0FF1h
— The OOP’s Psychologist™️ (@AlexanderAbney) December 6, 2022

#Strike #Management:
The #UK #Conservative #Government plans to call the Military to step in to operate the sectors hit by labour strikes. However, #USA #Congress and President #Biden concluded a labor agreement with railroad companies giving workers higher pay plus #benefits.
— CanadaBusinessHoldings (@CanadaHoldings) December 4, 2022

I’m watching the BBC News & they showed Mark Harper’s quote about not having a bottomless pit of taxpayers money to throw at this problem. Yet they failed to show or report on Mick Lynch’s retort that this Government gives £30m to rail companies for every day of strikes??
https://t.co/JE89t45WwX
— FuzzFoster (@fuzzfoster) November 27, 2022

UK Border Force staff to strike over Christmas at Heathrow, Gatwick and several other airports, PCS union says https://t.co/zt227kHl4x
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 7, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 5:23pm

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