Submitted by nacorom t3_z8ef1p in technology
ThePrankMonkey t1_iyczbsy wrote
Reply to comment by CrazyTillItHurts in US judge orders Amazon to ‘cease and desist’ anti-union retaliation by nacorom
Joe Biden wants congress to prevent a rail strike by forcing the union to accept the terms offered by the robber barons. The workers just want better sick days and a raise, but the terms Biden wants them to accept include insane restrictions like scheduling sick time off 30 days in advance and only on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Also, that's only like one day a year. The raise is 24%, but they haven't had one since 2019 and the inflation is like 19% since then so it's barely a raise.
Biden COULD force the companies to accept better work conditions for employees, but that would hurt their ability to give themselves $200M bonuses.
CrazyTillItHurts t1_iye0rjs wrote
> but the terms Biden wants them to accept include insane restrictions like scheduling sick time off 30 days in advance and only on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Also, that's only like one day a year
Your link doesn't back that up. That sounds absolutely made up, or at least incredibly spun together with crazy speculation.
It also seems like this move has bipartisan support so far, at least from the House/Senate leaders, according to that article
ThePrankMonkey t1_iye1hfp wrote
Of course crushing workers has bipartisan support. It's literally all they agree on. And it's the only time either party acts with any speed.
Source for the days off bullshit. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/business/railroad-strike-union-contract.html
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