Posted on 09/13/2022 1:45:06 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Lawmakers are under pressure to avert a rail worker strike as soon as this week that would batter the nation’s economy just before November’s midterm elections.
Republican senators introduced a resolution to impose a new contract if negotiations between railroads and unions collapse, while Democrats say they would pass legislation to block a rail shutdown if necessary.
More than 115,000 rail workers will be legally allowed to strike on Friday.
The cooling-off period expires 30 days after the White House-appointed Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) released contract recommendations that call for 24 percent raises, back pay and cash bonuses.
The two largest railroad unions say their members won’t vote for a contract based on those guidelines, which don’t address concerns about strict attendance policies. Railroads haven’t budged from their push to ratify the P
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Everything is a catastrophe anymore. What is new?
Yes, but the GOP will jump in to help the democrats.
I'm not surprised !
When family expenses are raised by 12%-18% for food,
and a negotiated settlement is offering only 5% raises
the union members are seeing a net income loss of 7- 13% for working.
There are greater incentives offered through the union for them to NOT work.
This could easily become a FUBAR situation, affecting the national supply chain for food, commodities, livestock feed, commerce, and manufacturing re-supplies.
The threat of a national railroad union strike would create chaos and a massive national shut down,
since union folks will not be able to bypass or cross over other striking railroad union lines.
The two largest membership railroad unions have not yet agreed on a contract, and negotiations will be going on into the last minute.
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