Last time I took a train, there was a guy in uniform hanging out in the “bar car” all night. I asked him what he was in for.
He said he was the fire tender.
I said, “Um...it is a diesel-electric?”
He said, “Union.”
I said, “Do you even own a coal shovel? For that matter, have you ever seen one?”
“Nope.”
He said he was the fire tender.
I said, “Um...it is a diesel-electric?”
He said, “Union.”
We learned about this in High School 50 years ago. It is called “Featherbedding”. A permanent UNION job for a non existant or eliminated position.
Who do you think is behind this traindoggle? The unions make out real well on trains.
Pray for America