Imagine you’re Biden and you hear about this railroad strike. Your advisors are telling you if the strike goes through how many rail passengers are stranded in the middle of nowhere, how much food is just going to go to waste and not make it to various towns, which factories manufacturing hospital equipment will be without material and unable to continue production.
Strikes are supposed to be inconvenient. A strike that is not inconvenient garners workers no leverage. Interfering with a strike because it is inconvenient is union busting.
On top of a gigantic economic impact there could be deaths associated with the strike.
There are deaths associated with a lot of things that the administration is not acting on. Why was this one special?
Imagine you’re that guy and have to make the call to say nope, I don’t care, the strike continues.
Imagine you're that guy, and your call isn't to tell the rail companies to negotiate in good faith and get the strike dealt with.
He sided with the companies, not the workers. He did so publicly, and with the weight of the state.
There's no nuance here. He interfered with workers rifhtgs to strike and to negotiate, favouring business over workers.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Good point as to why Biden is siding with the auto strikers so quickly, thanks.
If we’re putting ourselves in these situations, I wouldn’t have a problem maintaining the rail strike either.
I’d rather demonstrate the necessity of treating workers right than making sure anything gets done. I want people to remember the only reason we have all of our necessities and luxuries is because real people are making it happen. If the economy is going to crash because certain workers can’t afford to live themselves, or work in unsafe environments, then the workers needs must be addressed or the economy has to crash and yes, people will get hurt because of the course correction that needs to take place.