Yeah, sure sounds like these guys have been getting sweetheart deals.
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Seven days of paid sick leave in a covid world for workers with families/kids should be automatic.
Billionaires will never have the empathy or motive to do the right thing for others.
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Mina “train-fiend” Harker would like to remind you to support rail workers in their fight for basic workers rights!
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Most Americans don't realize that the Railway Labor Act (1926) is the earliest formal recognition of organized labor in the US, and that it predates the National Labor Relations Act (1935) by nine years. Before that, they just sent the national guard to shoot you in the head if you struck. But the rail workers kept striking anyway, so...
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hot tips, if there happens to be a strike.
1. buy gas and keep your tanks full. Crude oil is one of the main commodities shipped via rail, and prices will shoot up after labor unrest.
2. commuter railroads will shut down, also increasing gas prices and worsening traffic.
3. Trucking capacity will dry up in the US, so the vast majority of consumer goods being shipped over the road will experience significant delays. Get those Christmas gifts rn
The important thing to remember is that the rail strike will have significant long-term impacts, and the true impact will not necessarily be felt in the immediate aftermath. while it may seem unimportant now, this will have a monumental impact on the US economy and send the US further into a recession.
Prepare, but remember that it doesn’t have to be this way if we support our workers and advocate for a fair and just labor movement.
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"More money for train drivers"
Graffiti seen along the Piccadilly line in London.
#railstrikes #tubestrike
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also, speaking of the rail strike, The Onion Union is absolutely killing it
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RMT announcement!
Fuck the tories, and all solidarity to the unions.
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Doesn’t the term wildcat strike sound really cool? Sexy, even?
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