Originally Posted by
AirBear
He had to. The economic consequences would have been devastating. No coal moved to powerplants = no power. Factories shut down, 10's of thousands laid off. And much more. Too much "stuff" moves via railroads.
Related to this, the 350K UPS drivers are threatening to go on strike by August 1st. UPS moves 1/4 of all packages in the USA. About 24M per day. The Teamsters are still very angry over a 2018 contract that was forced on them thru a technicality. They've elected a hardliner Union President. Now they're not under the RLA but the President can still act if it's considered a "National Emergency". I'll link an article below from 1997 when President Clinton declined to intervene in the UPS strike.
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/stor...e/50603291007/
Yeah, I’ve heard that from a union steward in the trucking industry as cover for why the most “pro union” POTUS shoved a lousy TA up their….
The railways are making BANK right now, and had they been allowed to strike I’d lay money they’d have gotten their 7 days paid sick leave and it’d have been over in 24 hrs. We shut down damn close to the entire economy for a yr and a half. I think a 24-48 hr roll of the dice for 7 days paid sick would have been worth it. Plus, it kinda makes the OP point. If unions practically can’t ever strike, then quit acting like the RLA has ANY
genuine teeth for labor. Biden is just like Clinton and Obama, and both Bush’s…. Bought and paid for by the oligarchy.
“The only difference between an establishment Democrat or Republican politician is how fast their knees hit the carpet when a corporate donor walks in the room.” - Ralph Nader