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House passes measure to avert railroad strike
Barrons/Marketwatch ^ | 11/30/2022 | Liz Moyer, Janet H. Cho

Posted on 11/30/2022 6:16:14 PM PST by SaxxonWoods

The House on Wednesday passed a measure that would avert a national railroad strike by forcing the adoption of a tentative labor agreement.

The vote was 290 to 137.

House members also voted 221-207 to approve a separate proposal to provide railroad workers with seven days of paid sick leave, with Democrats in favor and nearly all Republicans opposed. Both measures now go to the Senate.

A 1926 law gave Congress the power to intervene in railroad disputes that threaten to disrupt the economy. President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to step in–despite his usual pro-labor, pro-union stance–saying, “a rail shutdown would devastate our economy,” including putting as many as 765,000 Americans out of work within the first two weeks.

A national rail strike would idle 30% of the nation’s freight and could potentially cost $2 billion a day.

(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bideneconomy; rail; railroad; railshutdown; strike; unions
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To: mewzilla

And for anyone else curious...

https://www.napa-net.org/news-info/daily-news/case-week-railroad-retirement-benefits

Still wondering if pension benefits are part of this deal, too...


41 posted on 11/30/2022 7:45:57 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

They should give congress the finger. This “law” is BS and is to be ignored if presented as a “justification” for them to comply.


42 posted on 11/30/2022 7:53:49 PM PST by GrumpyOldGuy
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To: mewzilla

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/30/rail-strike-union-demands-congress/

Average pay will get upped to $110,000/year.

Well, that’ll affect pensions, won’t it...


43 posted on 11/30/2022 7:53:59 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: unclebankster

Here are some more statistics.

railroad employee tenure

0-1 years 38%
1-2 years 22%
3-4 years 11%
5-7 years 13%
8-10 years 5%
11+ years 11%

This tells me railroad management likes to burn through people.

“Go on strike” “Hell no”

I would find a better employer and ‘hit the bricks.’


44 posted on 11/30/2022 7:54:01 PM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: EEGator

I was in the IBEW for about a year. That was long enough. Yeah most of the working guys were pretty decent but the union BS well.. I ain’t paying for that crap. I did much better on my own without them. I did low voltage. Computer networks alarm systems CCTV telephone that sort of thing.


45 posted on 11/30/2022 7:55:42 PM PST by cableguymn
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To: cableguymn

If I did electrician work, I would be independent.
I am an electrical distribution designer, and have been union and non union.
I don’t need a union. I’m hourly with 1.5 OT pay, good benefits.
The amount of work we have is staggering and not slowing down at all.
We are also undermanned and old age heavy.
I try to tell any decent young guys to follow.


46 posted on 11/30/2022 7:59:44 PM PST by EEGator
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To: mewzilla

I want them to strike or just find other employment, just to see how management, congress, executive, etc handle it.

Let the work from home crowd move freight around, they seem to have the time to be experts about everybody else’s professions.


47 posted on 11/30/2022 8:03:35 PM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: EEGator

“I try to tell any decent young guys to follow.”

I wish I was about 25 instead of 51.

Young motivated males that want to work & prosper, have great opportunity to make a killing over the next 20 years.


48 posted on 11/30/2022 8:07:08 PM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: unclebankster

That they do.

I’m 47.


49 posted on 11/30/2022 8:07:50 PM PST by EEGator
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To: All

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Good points, but $100,000 is a Gift Card for Hunter Biden (and they got them from the Chinese).

That covers a luxe week of Rehab for a Hunter and Drug and Sex Addict Ashley Biden.

Maybe nice if one paid Politician in the entire country could make that point in public.


50 posted on 11/30/2022 8:20:02 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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To: SaxxonWoods
Once again, without ANY Court that would buck the Global Elite's wishes, we have the American Taxpayers FORCED to pay for Union Benefits that are directly benefiting Democrat-supporting slugs.

There is NO WAY taxpayers should EVER subsidize Union Contracts......including those of "Government Employees", who produce NOTHING.

51 posted on 11/30/2022 8:36:24 PM PST by traditional2 (lets go B*and*n)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I don’t think this emergency law can be enforced against those who refuse to go to work. Will they put them all in federal prison?


52 posted on 11/30/2022 8:43:09 PM PST by Gnome1949
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30% of the nation’s freight shouldn’t be tied to federal funding


53 posted on 11/30/2022 11:20:48 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nascarnation

BINGO!!!


54 posted on 12/01/2022 3:11:01 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience)
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To: blackdog

“I have a picture of a former coworkers...”

Alcoa?


55 posted on 12/01/2022 3:15:50 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: SaxxonWoods

Unions initially were a good idea. Workers banded together to get better pay and benefits. But like all orgs, leftists took them over and used them as donation machines to the democrat party.

And so, all unions, like so many corporations now, must be disbanded.


56 posted on 12/01/2022 3:33:50 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: EEGator
I wonder how many sick days people have saved up?...

The point is they must give 30 days advance notice that they are going to be sick. No waking up puking or with a heart attack and rushing to the ER. Muffet and the other railroad owners are too cheap to hire enough people to cover anyone getting sick.

57 posted on 12/01/2022 3:53:28 AM PST by USCG SimTech
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To: Newbomb Turk
Like to see how they are going to enforce it.

I'm sure the DOJ head will have no problems sending his goons to crack the heads of those strikers.

"We've got plenty of clubs - and pistols!"


58 posted on 12/01/2022 3:58:05 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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To: EEGator
Your first mistake might be your last mistake.

The ultimate zot!

59 posted on 12/01/2022 3:59:15 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump WON!!! He will win 2024!)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Seven paid sick days will only make the problem worse.

A very close family friend works at a rail yard. The shifts are scheduled for 12 hours. I say scheduled because he is usually forced to stay later. Imagine the night shift from 7pm to 7am getting extended to 10am.

Then after 4 scheduled days off...I say scheduled because he is usually forced to come in and work at least one of those days on the day shift or night shift....he shifts to the day schedule and the cycle repeats.

No wonder the old guys retire early and the young guys quit after a few months.

Paid sick time, which I support, will only force more mandatory overtime. It doesn’t sound like a fun job, though he does get to drive the choo-choo train.

EC


60 posted on 12/01/2022 5:01:36 AM PST by Ex-Con777
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