Posted on 09/14/2022 3:04:35 PM PDT by fwdude
Little do people know that this administration has tried to avert total disaster amid a rail strike set to effect Friday at midnight. Thirty percent of the nation’s freight would be shuttered, and the cost per day to the US economy will be around $2 billion. Most passenger and commuter rail services will also cease operating. Ten of the twelve major railway unions have agreed to the new agreements, though the two largest, which represent engineers and conductors, has not signed off. They still have lingering questions about sick leave and penalties for missing work. Thus far, these two are holding their ground, while the other ten unions said they would also strike in solidarity.
As Spencer wrote, the Biden White House has been trying to overcome these negotiation roadblocks since the spring.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
And timed for maximum effect 2 months before an election.
Somebody should tell McConnell that this strike was never going to happen.
Equally preposterous but for a different reason...
Yeah, well I can’t see the Turtle “devastating” or “decimating” anyone. He’s to busy hiding in his shell.
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