Originally Posted by
ebl14
Looks like
Biden is asking Congress to impose the TA onto the rail workers and avert a strike before Christmas. So much for the Democrats having our backs.
The difference being that an NMB appointed by a Republican administration wouldn’t have even let them get to a cooling off stage. The current deal, while insufficient to a few of the labor groups involved, had gains that were achieved exactly because of the leverage created by the cooling off and PEB. So while you may chide the Biden admin, he likely did more for the labor groups than the Orange admin would have.
Besides, the Republicans’ current talking points are all about inflation, the economy, etc. So with that in mind, what would they then say if Biden allowed the whole country to be totally shut down during a rail strike?
Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Politicians only care about things that get them reelected. No one party truly has anyone's back.
Agreed.