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Originally Posted by Merle Haggard
The railroad thing was going to stop the entire industry at once. The railroads carry the coal that keeps the lights on in many places. It was akin to (and more severe than) FDX, UPS, Atlas, Omni, and every other freight operator striking as well as stopping belly freight. This ain't that. Don't rule it out entirely.
As Joe Biden would say ‘I have one word - United States Postal Service’!
I support a strike vote and think it would send a clear message to the company. It’s interesting that it’s scheduled to take place tomorrow which is the end of the week after this latest round of negotiations with the company. Maybe we will get news of an agreement being reached, but if this round doesn’t result in anything then it’s painfully obvious the company doesn’t value our contributions to its success. Things could literally be wrapped up in 30 mins if they got out their checkbook.
Regarding the USPS - I think anyone who actually believes we would be allowed to stop flying when we carry the bulk of the mail/postal is ignoring the elephant in the room. I’m not trying to rain on anyone’s parade, but do you really think this administration (or any administration for that matter) would allow that to happen??? That may actually be to our advantage though and give us some leverage.