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Re: Railroad worker strike incoming - shortages about to get critical

Posted: December 2nd, 2022, 1:24 pm
by Electric303
To be expected the railroad unions are pissed that the September agreement is getting forced on them by Congress and Biden. The second bill passed by the House to impose 7 days of paid sick leave for railroad workers may have had a better chance of passing the Senate had it been only the typical 40 hours of sick leave:

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/rail-un ... d=94343427

I hadn't considered that a extended railroad strike might affect municipal water treatment with a loss of chlorine and other water treatment products. Even more motivation to store adequate potable water supplies:

https://www.tpomag.com/online_exclusive ... trike-ends

Re: Railroad worker strike incoming - shortages about to get critical

Posted: December 2nd, 2022, 1:28 pm
by Boriqua
I don't know enough about the grievances to say whether I agree with one side or the other. However .. IMO the unions had all the power before the election and have lost their trump card.