Warren Buffett doesn't buy politicians just to see them stand down at a time like this.
Alberta's Child :" The strike date is December 9th. Congress is in session until the 15th.
Warren Buffett doesn't buy politicians just to see them stand down at a time like this."
" On Monday, the SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the largest railroad union in the country, narrowly voted down a contract offered by the White House.
That means the possibility of a strike just in time for the holiday season.
"The SMART Transportation Division, or SMART-TD, which represents about 28,000 conductors, rejected the contract in a vote that garnered record turnout, the union said Monday.
The contract was nixed by a slim margin, as just 50.8% of workers voted against it.
The second-largest rail union, made up of engineers, voted in favor of the contract on Monday, splitting the top rail unions,
which represent roughly half of the industry’s workers."
" There are eleven railroad unions. The White House contract can only be ratified if all eleven unions agree.
So far only four of the unions have done so.
Unless SMART-TD can negotiate a deal they feel comfortable with, a strike seems inevitable.
All eleven unions have agreed they won’t cross picket lines should a strike be called. "