Originally Posted by
DeltaboundRedux
Serious question:
Anyone know if it’s just the House who imposes contracts on labor groups governed by the RLA at this stage, or does it take both chambers?
Congress is out of session (barring an emergency session) until the new Congress convenes next year.
Hard to imagine Team X taking the heat on this when they can just pawn it off to Team Y next year.
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The public hasn’t seen an RLA governed strike in a long time. However it plays out will set public and Congressional expectations for any pilot groups going down that road.
I forget the act but when congress and the pres start jumping in they are using another act which helps manage stuff thats too important for labor rights. Im being sarcastic here.
The NMB may let the railworkers go but the politicians are exercising a legal means of preventing the process.