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Comment on US Elections question: Bernie Sanders said that the Democrats abandoned the working class, and the working class abandoned them. How is this true?

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jj122@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

I get what you are saying but it still isn’t the complete story. Yes he didn’t let them shut down a major pillar of our economy and at that time forced them to take an agreement that was basically everything they wanted except for off time. But his admin spent the months after getting those concessions from the railroads. The IBEW even thanked the admin for their work. He supported many other labor unions right to strike without interference.

www.ibew.org/media-center/…/230620_IBEWandPaid

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grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Still less than half the sick days the workers originally demanded, and deserved.

The damage to Biden’s reputation re: supporting the working class was already done.
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- jj122@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Yep you’re wrong on 1. “The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters had asked railroads for seven days paid sick leave following the rejection of its contract earlier this month. Another union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, rejected its contract in September in respect of other unions negotiating for additional benefits, though eventually voted to ratify”
  
  www.supplychaindive.com/news/…/635078/
  
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